Beja: Octogenarian tried for negligent homicide. He hits woman who died.
The Public Ministry (MP) accused an octogenarian, driver of a car that hit a woman on a treadmill, in Beja, in 6 October 2014, of negligent homicide crime. Risks a prison sentence of up 3 years or a fine and disqualification.
José António Bento, of 82 year old, circulated in Salgueiro Maia Avenue, an Internal Circular Beja, and a potential glare, He did not realize that at the crosswalk for pedestrians, crossed Maria Odete Mamede, 67 year old, married, mother of two, who was hit and suffered serious injuries.
During 45 minutes, the medical team of the INEM and firefighters, They sought to stabilize the retired teacher, He was taken to the Beja Hospital already ventilated and been regarded as "very serious", and then transported by helicopter to the Hospital of St. Joseph, in Lisbon, where he died 24 hours after the accident.
In order charge, MP considers that the defendant "has not stopped or slowed down before approaching the crosswalk, He did not observe the rules, not giving passage to pedestrians ".
To be convicted of negligent homicide crime, the defendant risks a prison sentence of up to three years or fine penalty and disqualification from driving motor vehicles for a period fixed between three months and three years, foreseen and punished by Article 137, nº1, e 69º, No. 1 al.a), both the Criminal Code.
The road where it happened trampling is a place where drivers travel at high speed and in the same crosswalk, early 2013, there was another deadly hit and run. A Salgueiro Maia, It gives access to the exhibition park, and which usually take place arrivals Laps the Alentejo and Portugal in Bicycle.
Another case in Beja
The trampling of a woman, in 29 October 2015, a year after the previous case, a treadmill, the Avenue of Brazil, in Beja, We had the same tragic end, the woman died 12 days later at the Hospital of St. Joseph, in Lisbon.
Analia Silva, of 55 year old, born and resident in Gorda, It was hit at about 20.00 hours that day, by a jeep when he crossed the Avenue of Brazil, next to the Municipal Swimming Pools.
At the time the state of health of the victim was considered "very serious and life-threatening", having been evacuated five hours after the accident, a helicopter INEM, the Beja Hospital to St. Joseph, in Lisbon.
The place where the woman was crossing the road is poorly lit and with high density of trees, the driver having, one Beja car salesman, said the officials of the Public Security Police "because of the dark did not realize the woman", justifying that just saw "even up", not having managed to avoid trampling. The driver might be accused of a negligent homicide crime.
roadkill data in crosswalks
During the year 2016, in Portugal were registered 1922 roadkill, more 226 than in the previous year, which resulted 61 fatalities, three more than in the same period 2015. Twelve cases of fatal pedestrian accidents occurred in the past two years are being investigated by the GNR. The drivers fled and were never identified.
Court of Braga (Newspaper, 3 Feb.)
He sentenced a driver to ten months in prison, suspended for one year, for negligent homicide, the driver who fatally hit, a woman crossing a crosswalk. The ruling banned, yet, driving for ninety days, the judge pointed out that it was a professional driver who confessed and showed repentance.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
