Motocourier Accident in Kağıthane: Father Reveals the Truth With Camera After 46 Days

19-year-old motorcycle courier Yusuf Böyüktaş, who collided with a car that was reversing from the parking lot in Kağıthane, Istanbul, died 70 days later in the hospital where he was treated. Father Ömer Böyüktaş, who objected to his son being shown at fault after the accident, searched for security camera footage in the area where the incident took place for 46 days.

In the camera footage obtained by Böyüktaş, it was seen that the car quickly reversed and hit the motorcycle. After the video was submitted to the prosecutor's office, a new expert report was prepared and it was determined that the driver of the car, Selim A., was primarily at fault. The driver was arrested and sent to prison within the scope of the investigation.

HE LOST HIS LIFE 70 DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT

The accident occurred on July 14, at the junction of Sultan Selim Street and Bülent Street in Kağıthane Sultan Selim District.

According to the information obtained, the motorcycle with plate number 48 AVJ 702, driven by Yusuf Böyüktaş, collided with the car with plate number 34 FST 69, driven by Selim A., which reversed from the parking lot and hit the road.

Yusuf Böyüktaş, who was seriously injured in the collision, was taken to the hospital. Böyüktaş, who was treated in intensive care for 70 days, died on September 22, despite all the interventions.

FATHER SEARCHED FOR A CAMERA FOR 46 DAYS

Ömer Böyüktaş, who took action after his son was shown to be at fault after the accident, went to the workplaces and streets in the region one by one and researched security camera footage to reveal the truth of the incident.

After 46 days of searching, Böyüktaş found a camera recording of the accident. In the footage, it was seen that the car quickly reversed and hit the motorcycle.

After the image was delivered to the prosecutor's office, a new expert report was prepared within the scope of the investigation. In the report, it was determined that the driver of the car, Selim A., was primarily at fault.

Selim A., whom the prosecutor's office referred to the court with a request for arrest, was arrested and sent to prison.

“IF I HAD NOT FIGHTED, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN RIGHTEOUS”

Stating that he fought to demand his son's rights, Ömer Böyüktaş said, "If I had not fought, we would have been proven wrong, and he would have walked around freely. I did my duty as a father."

Böyüktaş stated that the camera footage showed the car reversing quickly and explained that his son had serious health problems after the accident and died after a 70-day struggle for life.

“I MISS MY SON SO MUCH”

Explaining the pain he felt after his son's death, Böyüktaş said that Yusuf was a respectful and moral young man who went from work to home and from home to work.

Stating that he misses his son very much, the father said, "He lives in my heart. I am very sorry, I miss my son very much. I don't know how I will bear it. The pain of this cannot be explained with anything."

Böyüktaş also said that he left the apartment door open until the morning, hoping that his son would return home.

LAWYER: “THE MATERIAL TRUTH REVEALED THROUGH THE CAMERA RECORDING”

The family's lawyer, Iyaz Çimen, also stated that Yusuf Böyüktaş was shown to be primarily at fault in the first accident report, and that this was based on the statement of the other vehicle driver.

Çimen said that the material truth was revealed with the camera recording that Ömer Böyüktaş found after approximately 1.5 months of searching.

Stating that the incident was re-evaluated with the new fault expert report, Çimen stated that the nature of the crime also changed during the investigation. He stated that in the process carried out after the accident, the incident was considered within the scope of negligent injury, and after the death of Yusuf Böyüktaş, the crime turned into negligent homicide.

“WE WILL CONTINUE OUR LEGAL STRUGGLE”

Lawyer Çimen stated that the first fault assessments made in traffic accidents are of great importance for the relatives of the victims and pointed out that not every family can struggle like this to find camera footage.

Çimen also argued that the penalties given for negligence should be re-evaluated because the consequences of some traffic violations are predictable.

Stating that actions such as red light violation, driving in the wrong direction and reversing in unsafe places can lead to serious consequences, Çimen said that they will continue their legal struggle to increase the penalties in such incidents.