Rio Grande do Norte State ordered to pay damages after fatal vehicle collision

Rio Grande do Norte judicial sentence prison system vehicle moral damages concurrent fault

The State of Rio Grande do Norte has been ordered by the 3rd Court of the Ceará-Mirim Comarca to pay compensation and pensions following a fatal 2018 accident involving a prison system vehicle.

The collision occurred on December 6, 2018, on the BR-405 highway. A prison vehicle was performing an illegal overtaking maneuver on a continuous line when it struck a motorcycle carrying three people. The accident resulted in the deaths of a 19-year-old woman and her child, approximately one year old.

Judge Airton Pinheiro ruled that while the state vehicle was imprudent, there was concurrent fault because the motorcyclist did not hold a driver's license and none of the occupants were wearing helmets. Consequently, moral damages were set at R$ 50,000, half of the initially proposed R$ 100,000. The state is also required to pay monthly pensions to the beneficiaries of the deceased.

Entities

Airton Pinheiro · Ceará-Mirim · Federal Highway Police · State of Rio Grande do Norte

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.

[● 2 SOURCES] A prison system vehicle performed an illegal overtaking maneuver on a continuous line, resulting in a collision with a motorcycle. ruraldemossoro.com.br · justicapotiguar.com.br
[● 2 SOURCES] The motorcyclist involved in the 2018 accident did not possess a driver's license and none of the three occupants were wearing helmets. ruraldemossoro.com.br · justicapotiguar.com.br
[● 2 SOURCES] The State was ordered to pay R$ 50,000 in moral damages, a reduction from the initial R$ 100,000 due to the motorcyclist's contribution to the accident. ruraldemossoro.com.br · justicapotiguar.com.br
[● 2 SOURCES] The State must pay monthly pensions to the beneficiaries of the 19-year-old woman and her approximately one-year-old son. ruraldemossoro.com.br · justicapotiguar.com.br
[● 2 SOURCES] The 3rd Court of the Ceará-Mirim Comarca ruled that the State of Rio Grande do Norte is liable for damages following a 2018 accident. ruraldemossoro.com.br · justicapotiguar.com.br

Sources

Estado do RN é condenado a pagar indenização após acidente com viatura que matou mãe e filho [ruraldemossoro.com.br]

9 days ago

Justiça do RN fixa indenização e pensões por morte de mãe e filho em acidente com viatura – Justiça Potiguar [justicapotiguar.com.br]

9 days ago