Court overturned the red light pedestrian traffic police Responsibility wrong decision

 (Reporter Liu Wei) Wu walk into the crosswalk after the red light across the road has not yet come to light, and he was anxious to run a few steps, the result was driving the car hit the right side of the green. Reporter learned yesterday, although the traffic team identified the driver fails to yield to the pedestrians take full responsibility for the provisions, but the Shunyi court held that Mr. Wu is also the responsibility of running a red light, take decisions only 70% of driver liability.

Wu alleged that at noon on January 2 this year, he was walking from east to west along the line to the access level, Shunyi District, Hengshui, West port, Zhang driving small passenger cars to where the line from south to north, will be He knocked down by a diagnosis of severe traumatic brain injury, closed chest injury, is still under treatment. The Public Security Bureau Traffic Detachment identified Shunyi, Zhang driving Failing to give way to pedestrians, the driver take full responsibility, Mr. Zhang Yong Cheng vehicle accident insurance companies. He demanded compensation for the loss of Mr. Zhang a total of 12 million yuan, the insurance company to pay compulsory insurance of motor vehicles within the limit of advance commitment to the insurance liability.

the hearing, Mr. Zhang does not endorse found responsible for the accident, said the incident occurred, he was traveling in the direction is green, and the speed fast, and Wu red light running and running outside in the crosswalk, he only agreed to bear 30 % of the responsibility. Insurance companies agreed to pay the reasonable and legitimate within the limits of compulsory insurance compensation.

court hearing that case, the dispute focused on whether the accident Wu fault. The judge said surveillance video showed, Mr. Wu is the countdown countdown traffic light in front of nature, the green short of the end of a second or two, stepping to the crosswalk Wu, went to a very wide buffer zone at. This time he appeared in front of a red light, right light turns green, vehicles began to pass. Wu rushing past, the result was the third prevailing driving Zhuangfei Zhang, Zhang speed really unhappy.

court held that the cross-road law, half of pedestrians walking in the crosswalk when the red light case, the situation can continue to access or place to wait. Geographical conditions, according to the present case, Mr. Wu can be stopped at the isolation belt, and his rushing through a red light with a fault, should reduce the liability of Mr. Zhang. Insurance company shall pay compulsory insurance of motor vehicles within the limits of liability does not distinguish between direct Mr. Xiang Wu accident damages, the excess, 70% by the Zhang bear liability. Eventually, the insurance company Pipan Pei Wu 4 million yuan, Zhang Wu 4.2 million yuan compensation.

After the announcement, Mr. Zhang appeal, the Second City Court but was rejected.