A European national who has been living on the north coast for several years, had a tragic accident where a motoconcho came out from a side street going the wrong way on a one way street, driver without a helmet, at night without lights - and hit his truck, killing the motoconcho driver. There was no time to react (At least this is his version of events).
He spent several nights in jail as he was charged with manslaughter or something equivalent, which is normal here just about every time somebody dies in a traffic accident, especially when a foreigner kills a Dominican. He spent several nights in jail before we got him out on bail.
However, the outrageous part of what happened is that during the trial he got a 2 year jail sentence and was fined 1.5M pesos.
He wasnt gonna stick around for the appeal, even if he wins he would have to deal with the family of the motoconcho driver who might put a hit out on him. Needless to say, he skipped town (and country).
Just a reminder in what country we live in. Dont' expect a 'fair' trial unless you got the judge in your pocket.
He spent several nights in jail as he was charged with manslaughter or something equivalent, which is normal here just about every time somebody dies in a traffic accident, especially when a foreigner kills a Dominican. He spent several nights in jail before we got him out on bail.
However, the outrageous part of what happened is that during the trial he got a 2 year jail sentence and was fined 1.5M pesos.
He wasnt gonna stick around for the appeal, even if he wins he would have to deal with the family of the motoconcho driver who might put a hit out on him. Needless to say, he skipped town (and country).
Just a reminder in what country we live in. Dont' expect a 'fair' trial unless you got the judge in your pocket.