On September 4th, according to the Shanghai High Court, the Putuo District People's Court in Shanghai recently heard a traffic accident case where a pedestrian ran a red light and crossed the road, causing a victim riding an electric bike to fall and be crushed to death by a car
Case Review
At around 7am on a certain day in May 2024, Zhou was crossing the pedestrian crossing on the east side of the intersection of Wuwei Road and Hongmian Road in Putuo District, Shanghai. He ran a red light and crossed the road about 5 meters away when Lin, who was riding an electric bicycle, was about to pass by. After the collision, Lin and his bike fell into the opposite lane
At this moment, the opposite intersection's motor vehicle lane turned green and allowed traffic to pass. Liu's small car couldn't dodge in time, causing Lin to be run over and injured by the vehicle. Zhou saw this and fled the scene
Lin, the owner of the rear electric vehicle, died on the same day despite rescue efforts
On that day, Zhou went to the public security organs on his own to undergo investigation after receiving a phone call from the police, and truthfully confessed to the incident
According to the road traffic accident identification certificate, Zhou ran a red light inside the pedestrian crossing and was primarily responsible; Lin is driving an electric bicycle at excessive speed on the road and bears secondary responsibility; Liu drove the small passenger car normally at the green light and is not responsible for this accident
The People's Court, after trial, found that the facts of Zhou's crime of causing a traffic accident were clear, the evidence was sufficient, and Zhou quickly left the scene after the incident, which constitutes fleeing after causing a traffic accident and is a statutory aggravating circumstance for punishment. After voluntarily appearing in court and truthfully confessing, he surrendered himself and can be given a lighter punishment according to law. Therefore, Zhou was sentenced to two years and six months in prison for the crime of traffic accident