[katzmeow]

Serious accident with two fatalities. The cause of this accident was a bullock cart.

[vagabond]

I guess the car didn't see the cart- no lights. Brutal- what happened to cart driver?

[katzmeow]

Originally Posted by vagabond ↗

I guess the car didn't see the cart- no lights. Brutal- what happened to cart driver?

Didn't say...

[xthabeast]

The cart driver is probably went 3 miles north as a projectile

[corpsehands]

Poor donkey

[Jere]

what a dumb ass...

[dogleg818]

So much for the delivery of fresh fruit that day!

[William May]

This happens a lot to Amish in the midwest of the U.S. I heard one case where a semi ran into an Amish buggy and killed 7 people. (Plus the horse)

[Kelseecat65]

Originally Posted by corpsehands ↗

Poor donkey

I hate when animals get killed.

[kellyhound]

Originally Posted by vagabond ↗

I guess the car didn't see the cart- no lights. Brutal- what happened to cart driver?

google translated:

The presiding judge of the district of Guiomard to condemn the owner of the cart to pay compensation for moral and material damages in reason of the death of a taxi driver, in a traffic accident occurred on US-317, on December 31, 2007.

According to the ruling, published in the edition of the Journal of Electronic Court No. 4865, the 1st of March, he will have to pay the father and daughter of the cab driver the amount of 61 thousand dollars in compensation for damage moral and material, as well as monthly food supply, amounting to half the minimum wage until it reaches its criminal responsibility.

According to survey done on site, prepared by the Institute of Criminology (IC) of Rio Branco, on December 31, 2007, the defendant, driving a cart pulled by an ox, tried to cross the highway when the car got in the way of the Volkswagen Santana, causing a head-on collision that resulted in the destruction of the vehicle and in the instant death of the driver and also the passenger.

Unhappy with the loss of their loved one the daughter and father of the cab driver sought the protection of their rights by the Civil Court and filed a lawsuit in compensation for material and moral damages.

The taxi fell into a ravine after colliding with the ox-cart about 300 meters after impact.

The driver's father sought, beyond the moral reparation for the untimely loss of his son, twenty-four years old, the repair of damage to the vehicle, which was his property.

Also the daughter of slain cab driver in the accident, sought the condemnation of the accused to pay child monthly installment since lost the leading provider of material needs.

Sentence:
In his ruling, the presiding judge of the district of Guiomard, highlighted the admissibility of the request made by the authors.

Quoting from the report of the Institute of Criminology, the magistrate noted that the expertise showed that the accused "took unwisely, the route of vehicle traffic Santana, causing the death of the cab driver and passenger and must answer civilly liable for conduct injurious ".

Finally, the presiding judge of the district of Senator Guiomard upheld the request by the father and daughter of the cab driver and condemned the cart driver, to pay the amount of 25 thousand dollars to each of the authors, as compensation for moral damages.

Also according to the sentence, the defendant shall pay to the father of the cab driver the amount of 11 thousand dollars in compensation for property damage, as the car the victim was driving was his property and was totally destroyed after collision.

The defendant shall pay monthly to the daughter of the cab driver the amount of half the minimum wage, as food provision, until it completes 18 years of age or if you are attending college until the age of 25.