The driver suffered from epilepsy and should therefore not have been allowed to drive a truck, the court ruled. The driver also had an epileptic attack during the accident. The Public Prosecution Service previously demanded 4.5 years in prison and a seven -year -old driving ban. The punishment is lower than the requirement because the suspect has been acquitted of driving under the influence.
Lawyer driver Truck drama Nieuw-Beijerland: ‘No epileptic attack, but steering error caused the accident’
During the first interrogations, Juan S. gave that he had an epileptic attack on August 27, but later he denied that in all keys. The OM reproaches Juan CS for driving in the truck, while it was not allowed because of his epilepsy. He also had not taken his medication in the right way and would have used cocaine, a maximum of 48 hours before the accident, while the driver was pointed to the dangers, according to the OM.
Juan S. rode a slope with his truck with his truck and came to a halt on a site where a hundred people from IJsclub De Kom celebrated and held a barbecue. Seven people, including an unborn baby, died under the wheels, or because of the blow of the truck combination.
Victims truck drama Nieuw-Beijerland lost his sense of safety: “How many people do you want to destroy?”
Several people were seriously injured, or walked up a trauma during their search for their loved ones at the disaster site. According to the officers, they are signed for life. A woman said that she herself has no visible scars, “but a lot has broken inside.”