
2024年3月に三重県亀山市の新名神高速道路で発生した6人死亡の多重事故で、スマートフォンを注視しながら運転した元トラック運転手の水谷水都代被告(55)に対し、津地方裁判所は検察の求刑通り懲役7年の判決を言い渡した。事故で松本さん一家5人と高峰啓三さんの計6人が死亡した。
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2024年3月20日午前2時18分頃、三重県亀山市の新名神高速道路下り線で、スマートフォンを注視しながら運転していた大型トラックが渋滞中の車列に時速約82キロで追突し、6人が死亡した多重事故が発生した。
今年3月、三重県亀山市の新名神高速道路で6人が死亡した多重事故で、自動車運転死傷処罰法違反(過失運転致死)の罪に問われた元トラック運転手の水谷水都代(みつよ)被告(55)=広島県安芸高田市=の判決公判が20日、津地裁であった。出口博章裁判官は、「過去の過失運転致死(事件)と比較しても最も重い部類に位置づけられる。法定刑の上限で臨むのが相当」と述べ、求刑通り拘禁刑7年の判決を言い渡した。
検察の論告などによると、水谷被告は3月20日午前2時18分ごろ、新名神高速下り線を大型トラックで走行。事故直前の約13秒の間に、SNS「TikTok」の料理動画のスクリーンショットを撮ろうと10秒ほど、スマートフォンの画面を注視し、さらに運転日報を探しながら脇見運転。前方左右の安全確認を全くしない状態で、渋滞中の車列に時速約82キロで追突したとされる。
この事故で、静岡県袋井市の会社員松本幸司さん(45)、妻の恵梨子さん(42)、長女莉桜(りお)さん(11)、長男壮真さん(8)、次女彩那さん(5)の一家5人と、埼玉県草加市の団体職員高峰啓三さん(56)が亡くなった。
検察側は論告で「危険運転にも比肩しうる運転だった」と指摘。「一般予防の観点からも厳重に処罰する必要性が高い」などとして、過失運転の法定刑の上限である拘禁刑7年を求刑していた。
弁護側は「ながら運転」は釈明の余地がないとしつつ、被告が反省や謝罪を繰り返し、免許の再取得をしないことを約束しているとして「再犯の恐れがない」と訴え、相応の刑を求めていた。
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