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Driver who crushed Foshan toddler gets jail sentence
By Shen Li |
December 19, 2012, Wednesday
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The driver who crushed a toddler in Foshan, Guangdong Province last year has been sentenced to two years and six months in prison by the Foshan Intermediate Court. The verdict is final, the local Yangcheng Evening News reported on Wednesday.
The convict was initially sentenced to three years and six months but he appealed the ruling.
Police conducted an experiment in their investigation by placing a toy as big as the toddler on the accident spot and let a man of the same size as the defendant to drive the same van through the spot. Police then took measurements to evaluate the driver's state of mind when the tragedy struck.
The accident occurred on October 13 last year. Hu lived and worked normally, as witnesses testified, until October 16 when he was told that the van that killed the three-year-old girl was actually his. Hu surrendered himself to police immediately.
After the initial verdict, Hu and other involved parties reached an agreement with the girl's parents and compensated them with 303,000 yuan (US$48,600). The victim family then forgave Hu.
Considering these, the intermediate court commuted Hu's sentence to two years and six months in prison.
The convict was initially sentenced to three years and six months but he appealed the ruling.
Police conducted an experiment in their investigation by placing a toy as big as the toddler on the accident spot and let a man of the same size as the defendant to drive the same van through the spot. Police then took measurements to evaluate the driver's state of mind when the tragedy struck.
The accident occurred on October 13 last year. Hu lived and worked normally, as witnesses testified, until October 16 when he was told that the van that killed the three-year-old girl was actually his. Hu surrendered himself to police immediately.
After the initial verdict, Hu and other involved parties reached an agreement with the girl's parents and compensated them with 303,000 yuan (US$48,600). The victim family then forgave Hu.
Considering these, the intermediate court commuted Hu's sentence to two years and six months in prison.
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