The Reason Why The Police Set UI Students As Suspects Even Though Victims Of Accidents

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JAKARTA - Muhammad Hasya Atallah Saputra, a University of Indonesia student who died because he was hit by a retired police officer with the initials ESBW, was actually named a suspect. The reason, he was considered negligent while driving. "Because he is the cause, he is not careful when riding a motorcycle," said Traffic Director of Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Latif Usman to reporters, Friday, January 27. In the series of accidents, Hasya was deemed negligent because suddenly turned to the right. Then, stopped the vehicle suddenly. Even though at that time Hasya turned right to avoid puddles. Because it was raining. "We should have been able to anticipate when we were driving, we suddenly turned. He should have been in the rainy weather and he had to know the conditions," he said. "Yes, this negligence is an accident. This is because his negligence resulted in his death," continued Latif As for retired police officers, Latif said he did not make a mistake. He is considered aright according to the applicable rules. "First, he was already on his own path. With the distance we calculated, Mr. Eko could not avoid it with the reflex. Even though Mr. Eko said he had swerved to the left but there was not enough room to avoid accidents," said Latif. Meanwhile, the traffic accident that killed University of Indonesia (UI) student Hasya Atallah Saputra (17) on Srengseng Sawah Street, South Jakarta, on October 6, 2022.