Family Denies Mercedes Benz Driver Escapes After Crashing Teenager To Death In Pasar Minggu

Parents of the perpetrators of the teenage crash to death at the South Jakarta Sunday Market/ Photo: Jehan/VOI

JAKARTA - Mercedes Benz driver's attorney, MMI, Olop Turnip denied that his client fled after an accident that resulted in the death of the motorcyclist, Syamil (18). He explained that in fact, his client intended to pull out his vehicle, because the Mercedes Benz air bag exploded.

"My client, he didn't run away. The airbag exploded, he tried to compress the airbag first, then he pushed the car around at the right turn, because he was afraid to cause traffic jams. Then the motorbike was chased, because it was suspected of running away," said Olop to reporters at the South Jakarta Metro Police, Monday, April 3.

Olop told the chronology of the accident that started with MMI who departed from Mampang, after telling his friend.

While on the way, his client was driving at a stable speed and passed Traffic Light. Suddenly a motorcycle driver came who ran a red light.

"Spontaneous accident. He was in a green position, it was already on CCTV that was circulating too, suddenly a motorcyclist appeared from the direction of Cilandak, just like that," he said.

After the incident, MMI tried to pull out the vehicle. However, by local residents and online motorcycle taxi drivers suspected that their client had run away, after hitting the motorcycle driver.

Then, MMI approached the victim and stopped the taxi, to take the victim to Pasar Minggu Hospital, South Jakarta.

"Then our client stopped the new taxi to Pasar Mingu Hospital," he said.

Ira Riswana as the parent of the Mercedes Benz driver entrusted the case of the accident that happened to her child to the police. He hopes that the police will follow up based on legal facts, not public opinion.

"I also hope that the police will solve this case based on the law that applies, not based on public opinion, because after all, it is not because of the public, but based on legal facts on the ground," he concluded.