
2024年6月、前橋市内の道路で自転車通学中の高校2年生が対向車にはねられ死亡した事故で、前橋地裁は被告の39歳女性に禁錮1年2カ月、執行猶予4年の判決を言い渡した。被告は左側注視を怠り過失が重大とされたが、被害者が右側車線を走行していた事情も考慮された。遺族は通学路の安全を訴えている。
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2024年6月11日午前8時20分ごろ、前橋市内の片側1車線の道路で、自転車で学校に向かっていた高校2年の女子生徒が対向車にはねられ死亡した。被告の39歳女性は過失運転致死罪で有罪判決を受けた。
2年前の6月、前橋市内の道路で、自転車で学校に向かっていた高校2年の女子生徒(当時16)が対向車にはねられ、亡くなった。車を運転していた被告の女(39)は過失運転致死罪に問われ、有罪判決を受けたが、女子生徒はルールとは異なり右側車線を走っていた。生徒の母は「別の車線を走っていたら生きてくれていたかもしれないと思うと、やりきれない」と悔やむ。
「被告を禁錮1年2カ月に処する。4年間、その刑の執行を猶予する」
10日、前橋地裁で柴田裕美裁判官が判決を言い渡した。「不用意に左側に寄り路側帯上を走行するという危険な態様」「過失の程度は重大」と被告の責任を厳しく指摘した。
事故は2024年6月11日午前8時20分ごろに起きた。それぞれに路側帯のある片側1車線の道路で、田中友(ゆう)さんが学校に行くため、自転車で右側車線の白線付近を走っていたところ、向かってきた被告の運転する乗用車と衝突した。
公判では、検察側が、被告は事故直前、左右に蛇行運転を繰り返していたと指摘。被告は法廷で「対向車に気をとられ、前方、特に左側をよく確認していなかった」と認めていた。
柴田裁判官は「被害者が自転車で道路の右側を走行していたという事情はある」とした上で、「被告が前方左側を注視していれば、事故を回避することは容易であった。被告の過失の程度にほとんど影響はない」と結論づけた。
母「通学路の安全を…」
友さんの母、夏樹さん(44)は10日、法廷でじっと前を向いていた。
夏樹さんは出勤のため、事故…
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