Police officer who hit pedestrian avoids court; prosecution conditionally dropped
A state prosecutor has conditionally suspended criminal proceedings against a police officer who killed a man in Prague last November whilst responding to an emergency call. The woman has paid 50,000 crowns to a fund supporting victims of crime.
Police officer who hit pedestrian avoids court; prosecution conditionally dropped
Prague state prosecutor Radek Klvaňa approved a proposal to suspend criminal proceedings against the police officer who killed a pedestrian last autumn. The woman now faces a four-year probationary period. If she commits further unlawful conduct during this interval, the investigation would be reopened.
The tragedy occurred on 28 November on Plzeňská Street in the fifth municipal district. The officer was responding to an emergency call and was driving along the tramway tracks near the Kavalírka stop at around 9 p.m. Despite having her blue and red lights switched on, she failed to notice the pedestrian. He remained hidden behind a passing tram until the last moment. According to available information, she did not activate the siren during the drive.
An ambulance arrived at the scene together with a traffic inspector. Before their arrival, police officers present attempted to resuscitate the man. "Together with colleagues, we performed resuscitation with telephone assistance from the dispatcher and deployed an automated defibrillator. Upon arrival, we determined that the injuries were incompatible with survival," said rescue service spokeswoman Jana Poštová, describing the situation on the day of the accident.
The man succumbed to his injuries. The security force later expressed regret on the X platform over the loss of life.
The General Inspectorate of Security Forces (GIBS) investigated the entire matter. The investigator originally accused the woman of unintentional homicide. The supervising state prosecutor subsequently proposed that the case be dropped. In addition to the probationary period, the police officer had to pay 50,000 crowns to a fund designated to support victims of crime.
Source: Novinky.cz
Source: Novinky.cz