Student sentenced to 6 years in prison for fatal accident that killed two people

A student who was involved in an accident that killed two people in June, 2022, has been sentenced to 6 years in prison.

The court decision was announced on Monday, March, 3.

Announcing the court decision, the court president said; 

“The seriousness of the crimes the accused is convicted of, the traffic accidents and the deaths occurring in traffic are grave crimes that are still on the rise, that such crimes cause irreparable pain in terms of their consequences, and that there are crimes that must be prevented, and that the Supreme Court's decision while appraising punishment for such crimes, we find it appropriate to impose a prison sentence on the accused based on the principles that the punishment should be assessed in order to protect the public interest rather than the private situation of the accused.

When we evaluate that the accused lost control of his vehicle by driving quickly and as a result caused the death of two innocent people, in order to keep the accused away from the traffic until he can drive in accordance with the traffic rules and to deter those who are inclined to commit such crimes, a period of additional punishment is given to the accused. We come to the conclusion that he should be banned from driving.”

He announced that as a committee, they found it appropriate to punish the accused with a 6-year prison sentence.

What Happened?

The defendant was involved in an accident on the Lefkosa-Girne Highway at around 12:40am on Thursday, June, 1, 2022, leading to the death of two people and two others injured. 

According to police description of the incident, the driver of the vehicle, Mohamed Abdalla was driving fast and 'carelessly' from Girne to Lefkosa, when he approached the junction of the northern ring road and lost control of the vehicle which caused the vehicle to leave the road uncontrollably and then crashed into the road side barriers.  

The effect of the collision caused the vehicle to be thrown uncontrollably to the right of the road after which it hit the concrete median that separates the road.

22-year-old Sara Abdulkafir and 23-year-old Marwan Baderelden, who were passengers in the vehicle lost their lives in the accident. Two other people, Hassan Awad Hassan Elawad, who was a passenger in the same vehicle, was injured in the accident and being observed in the intensive care unit after his treatment.

The driver of the vehicle, 22-year-old Mohamed Abdalla Mohamed Abuzied, who survived the accident with minor injuries, was arrested after his health check.