Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (MS)
Mangaluru, May 10: Police commissioner N Shashi Kumar informed that the report of drugs or alcohol consumption of the driver of the BMW car, which jumped divider and crashed into three vehicles killing a two wheeler rider, has turned negative.
As the woman who got severely injured succumbed in the hospital, the case of homicide not amounting to murder was slapped on the driver of the car. As there was suspicion that the car driver must have been under the influence of narcotic drugs or alcohol during the time of the accident, the samples were sent for testing.
Shravan Kumar
It may be recalled, in the incident that occurred on April 9, Preethi Manoj, who was riding a two wheeler was critically injured as the speeding BMW car jumped over a divider and crashed into her scooter. In this connection, the person driving the car, Shravan Kumar (30) from Mannagudda, was arrested and sent to police custody. Serious case under column 308 of IPC is registered against offender Shravan for driving the car at break neck speed on a busy road and injuring a woman severely. In addition, cases are slapped on him under columns 279, 337 and 338.
Preethi was declared brain dead on April 23 and her organs were later donated.