“No evidence for Kato’s error”: Trucker convicted after accident in which 12-year-old girl died
In addition, he will be banned from driving for 1 year, of which 6 months will be effective. The trucker had requested the acquittal. There is no evidence that a mistake was made by the girl, Kato, herself.
The accident in the Bekaerstraat in which Kato died caused a lot of commotion, also about bicycle safety in Zwevegem. The girls were on their way to school when the truck driver tried to overtake them. The lawyer for the victim’s family pointed out that drivers must be extra careful with such a maneuver if children are nearby, according to the law. The relatives found the request for acquittal incomprehensible.
