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Back|元トラック運転手に拘禁刑7年 「過去の事案で最も重い部類」―新名神6人死亡事故・津地裁
元トラック運転手に拘禁刑7年 「過去の事案で最も重い部類」―新名神6人死亡事故・津地裁
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元トラック運転手に拘禁刑7年 「過去の事案で最も重い部類」―新名神6人死亡事故・津地裁

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三重県亀山市の新名神高速道路で3月、大型トラックで乗用車に追突し子ども3人を含む6人を死亡させた自動車運転処罰法違反罪の裁判で、津地裁は元トラック運転手の水谷水都代被告に求刑通り拘禁刑7年を言い渡した。

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三重県亀山市の新名神高速道路で3月20日未明、大型トラックが渋滞の車列に追突し、子ども3人を含む6人が死亡した。

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三重県亀山市の新名神高速道路で3月、大型トラックで乗用車に追突し、子ども3人を含む6人を死亡させたとして、自動車運転処罰法違反(過失運転致死)罪に問われた元トラック運転手水谷水都代被告(55)の判決が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案と比較しても最も重い部類」として、求刑通り拘禁刑7年を言い渡した。

新名神6人死亡の被告ら違法残業か 運送会社社長を書類送検―広島中央労基署

出口裁判官は、被告が高速道路を運転中にスマートフォンで見ていた動画を保存撮影するため十数秒間スマホを見ながら運転し、安全確認を怠ったと指摘。「運転者の責任や事故の危険を顧みない誠に軽率な運転だ。過失は重大で、厳しい非難に値する」と指弾した。

その上で、「被害者には何の落ち度もなく、結果はあまりにも痛ましく重大だ。将来ある人生を理不尽に断ち切られた被害者らの苦痛、無念は察するに余りある」と述べ、「反省の態度を示していることなど被告に有利な情状を十分考慮しても、法定刑の上限で臨むのが相当」と結論付けた。

判決によると、水谷被告は3月20日未明、亀山市内の新名神高速でスマホを見ながら制限速度を超える時速約82キロでトラックを運転。渋滞の車列に追突し、埼玉県草加市の団体職員高峰啓三さん=当時(56)=と、静岡県袋井市の会社員松本幸司さん=同(45)=一家五人の計6人を死亡させた。

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新名神高速道路
交通事故
津地裁
新名神高速道路
水谷水都代
出口博章
高峰啓三
松本幸司
津地裁
広島中央労基署
三重県亀山市
埼玉県草加市
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交通事故
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過失運転致死
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