Man jailed for reckless driving<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The North Jakarta District Court has sentenced
\nSumarno, known as Imin, the driver of a public transit vehicle,
\nto two-and-a-half years imprisonment for hitting, and killing, a
\npedestrian.<\/p>\n
Presiding Judge IGA Retisny said in the verdict on Thursday
\nthat the traffic accident took place on Jl. Raya Tugu, Cilincing,
\nNorth Jakarta, on Sept. 3, last year.<\/p>\n
At the time of the accident, the defendant was driving a mini
\nvan serving the Koja-Rorotan route at high speed and tried to
\novertake another mini van plying the same route, Judge Retisny
\ntold Antara.<\/p>\n
\"After seeing there was a trailer truck parked in front of
\nhim, Sumarno immediately turned the wheel to the right. He hit
\nPieter Robert Themon, who was walking along the pavement,\" she
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
The victim, who was knocked into the gutter, was rushed to
\nhospital but died on arrival.<\/p>\n
The jail term was six month lighter than demanded by
\nProsecutor Karmina Mintareja. (hhr)<\/p>",
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