A tragic traffic accident that occurred in Thiès last April cost a young motorcycle driver Jakarta, A. Mbengue, struck by a vehicle driven by a Turkish national. The case was tried on Friday May 2 on Friday, May 2, by the Thiès Flagrants Court, which sentenced the foreign motorist to 6 months suspended and a fine of 300,000 FCFA.
The defendant, Moustapha, an engineer of 61 -year -old Turkish nationality, works for a company located in Thiès. That day, he had left his home to go to a restaurant when he turned around, after getting wrong. It was at this moment that the drama occurred: the Jakartaman, which arrived at high speed on the left side, violently struck the vehicle. Transported urgently to hospital by firefighters, the victim died of his injuries along the way.
Alerted, the police officers quickly made the findings of use before proceeding to arrest the engineer, prosecuted for non-compliance with the Highway Code and manslaughter. He was placed under a warrant pending his judgment.
At the helm, Moustapha recognized the facts and pleaded ignorance. “I saw a lot of Senegalese cars turn around on the road. I thought it was authorized. I did not know that it was prohibited by the Senegalese highway code. I made an error and I apologize, “he said with sincerity.
The prosecutor, recalling the strict rules of the highway code, requested 6 months suspended sentence and 300,000 FCFA fine, a penalty that the judge has ratified. In addition to this sanction, the Turkish national driver’s license was suspended for a period of one month.
