The driver who killed a school student in the Andijan city of was sentenced to criminal punishment. According to the court document learned by Kun.uz, the accident happened on March 15, 2024. Born in 2002, driver A.J. Damas was driving his car in the Mustaqililik neighborhood of Andijan city and hit an 11-year-old girl who was crossing the sidewalk. Minor R.O. was returning from school at this time. As a result of the accident, the student died in the hospital 4 days later despite the medical assistance provided.
According to the verdict, the driver grossly violated the traffic rules and drove the car at a high speed in the 30 km/h speed zone.
The driver fully pleaded guilty and stated that he drove the car at a speed of 50-60 km/h, the girl ran out of the sidewalk and he hit her due to the distance being too close. He also said that when the family members offered financial assistance to the victim's funeral, he was rejected by the legal representative of the deceased, He said that he regretted his actions and asked the court to grant him a lenient ruling relief.
The girl ‘s legal representative requested the court to sentence the driver to 10 years of imprisonment.
The court found A.J. found guilty of committing the crime provided for by the Causing the death of a person by violating the safety rules of traffic or their use charge and sentenced him to 4 years of imprisonment with the deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for 3 years. 15 million soums of moral damages were ordered to be collected from him in favor of the legal representative of the victim.
