According to JTBC's "Incident Team Leader," on the 3rd, a motorcycle crossing a pedestrian crossing at a traffic light on a national highway in South Gyeongsang Province collided with a car turning left.
According to the dashcam footage released on that day, the driver of the passenger car, Mr. A, did not violate any traffic signals.
However, it appears that he did not see the motorcycle on the side and did not slow down. The motorcycle hit the side of the car and fell over, and the driver, Mr. B, fell to the ground. Soon after, Mr. A left the car.
A got out of the car. A looked at B, who had his hands on his hips for a while, then took out his cell phone from the car and started taking pictures of the accident scene. Then he looked around in a daze, and stood there.
After watching the video, lawyer Park Ji Hoon said, "The motorcycle driver was groaning in a situation that could have been very serious, but the right thing to do was to help the fallen person.
"Isn't that right?" he said, expressing regret that "you could have taken the photo after that." Attorney Park added, "The Road Traffic Act requires that you immediately rescue people in the event of an accident.
"There is a possibility that they will be punished," he said. According to the current Road Traffic Act, when a traffic accident occurs, the driver of the vehicle must take necessary measures such as providing aid to the dead and injured.
The victim must be provided with information such as their name and phone number. This is to prevent the risk of secondary damage after a traffic accident and to ensure that such measures are taken correctly as the victim's life is at stake.
If a person leaves the scene of a traffic accident without taking necessary measures, it will be treated as neglecting measures after a traffic accident. Failure to take measures after a traffic accident is punishable by imprisonment of up to five years or a fine of up to 15 million won (approximately 1.71 million yen).
If the perpetrator flees after causing harm to a human life, he or she will be punished under the Act on Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes. If the victim is injured, he or she will be sentenced to more than one year in prison or fined 5 million won (approximately 50,000 yen).
The offender will be fined between 30 million won (approximately 3.42 million won) and 30 million won (approximately 3.42 million won), and if the victim dies, he or she will be sentenced to imprisonment for a term of five years or life imprisonment.
2024/05/12 07:06 KST
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