一名男子在斑马十字路口救侄女时死亡;司机超速,被判缓刑。
A man died saving his niece at a zebra crossing; the driver, speeding, got a suspended sentence.
James Moyles, 33岁,于2024年2月20日死于马约县Ballina, 他将四岁的侄女推到斑马过境点安全地带后, 被49岁的Keith O'Brien驾驶的汽车撞倒,
James Moyles, 33, died on February 20, 2024, in Ballina, County Mayo, after pushing his four-year-old niece to safety at a zebra crossing before being struck by a car driven by Keith O'Brien, 49, who was speeding at 50.8 km/h in a 50 km/h zone.
O'Brien对造成死亡的危险驾驶行为认罪,被判处30个月的缓刑和10年的驾驶禁令。
O'Brien, who pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death, received a 30-month suspended sentence and a 10-year driving ban.
闭路电视显示,过境点在撞击前仅持续了2.46秒。
CCTV showed the crossing lasted just 2.46 seconds before impact.
Moyles是一位忠心耿耿的叔叔和社区志愿者,头部受重伤,第二天死亡。
Moyles, a devoted uncle and community volunteer, suffered fatal head injuries and died the next day.
他的家人为他失去亲人而悲痛,敦促司机放慢速度,呼吁在他死亡的道路上设置高速坡道,突出显示22个月内有312人在爱尔兰公路上死亡。
His family, grieving his loss, is urging drivers to slow down and calling for speed ramps on the stretch of road where he died, highlighting that 312 people have died on Irish roads in 22 months.
他们希望他的英勇行为将激发系统性变革,以保护易受伤害的道路使用者。
They hope his heroic act will inspire systemic changes to protect vulnerable road users.