Truck driver gets 2-year jail term

Truck driver gets 2-year jail term

JAKARTA (JP): The North Jakarta District Court has sentenced Ali, alias Tohir, 30, to two years imprisonment for causing the death of a cyclist.

Judge Tapi Harahap said in the verdict that the incident occurred because the defendant was driving a semitrailer truck at a high speed on Jl. Raya Cakung, North Jakarta, on Oct. 12 last year, Antara reported.

The driver lost control at a crossroad on Jl. Kebon Baru and hit Ati Sukmati, who at the time was trying to cross the road on his bicycle. The victim died instantly.

The verdict is six months less than that requested by prosecutor Murtanto. (hhr)