A 32-year-old woman from Emmen was sentenced to a 120-hour community service for causing a serious accident on the N34 near Klijndijk. In addition, she has been imposed on a conditional driving denial of six months. The woman overlooked a traffic jam on June 14, 2023. The judge finds this very inattentive and careless driving behavior.
The woman said she was distracted for a few seconds because a can of coke fell out of her hands. She didn’t have her eyes on the road for a moment. She saw the traffic jam too late and clapped the rear car. He moved to the other lane and bumped into an oncoming car. There was a couple from Coevorden. The couple suffered several fractures.
It was even worse that the woman from Coevorden was 21 weeks pregnant. The unborn child died due to the collision. In a period of a few hours, joy was turned into intense sorrow, the judge judges. He called this poignant. In addition, the accident also cut in deeply with the suspect, the judge also took this into account.
However, the judge also got the impression that the Emmense does not yet fully see that the cause of the accident is indeed located in its driving behavior. She could have noticed the traffic jam in time if she had constantly paid attention to the road. The weather was nice and the road was clear. The punishment imposed is the same as the Public Prosecution Service’s requirement.