Driver Who Turned Off His Car Mid-Drive Crashes Into Oncoming Car, Gets 120 Hours Community Service
A 25-year-old man from Zutphen has been sentenced to 120 hours of community service after causing a bizarre traffic accident. While driving near Vorden, he turned the ignition key while the vehicle was in motion. This activated the steering lock, rendering the car uncontrollable. The vehicle veered into oncoming traffic and collided head-on with another car, seriously injuring the other driver.
The man had only slept for one hour in the 26 hours leading up to the crash. The court ruled that driving with such severe sleep deprivation was extremely irresponsible. As a trained car mechanic, he should have understood the danger of turning the key while driving.
The court noted that although the consequences were serious, the outcome could have been far worse. In addition to the community service, the man received a six-month suspended driving ban.
Comments
Has he been testing in live environment?
/jk
> 'The man had only slept for one hour in the 26 hours leading up to the crash.'
Yeah... that'll make you do crazy things, yes.
you have to turn the key all the way back for the steering to lock! I've accidentally put a car into 5th instead of third and stalled a car out (but if it's still rolling, you can just put it back in a lower gear and it should restart).
I've also turned the car off and on when moving because my bluetooth wasn't connecting (rather than try to mess with a phone while driving) and it wasn't a big deal. This guy really screwed up bad. I wonder what his excuse was.
I hope not that one hour of sleep. I can last three days easy. Slept one hour in 26 hours, boohoo.
I feel bad.