Vandimin's parents were killed when he was driving dangerously on the Monington Peninsula in Virginia. (Herald Sun)
Nearly a year and a half ago, an elderly parent in a Chinese-American man's car was killed when he drove past a "way of way" sign on the Monington Peninsula car accident, Virginia. He was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment on Friday.
On may 13 last year, Dimin Wan,'s parents ——86-year-old wan jiazhu and 85-year-old shen qian died in a serious crash in balnaring town, Balnarring.
A 53-year-old former owner of a fish potato store in Cranbourne West. On Friday, he was sentenced to 18 months in jail at the Vizhou Intermediate Court, and his wife wailed to say goodbye.
court heard that earlier in the day, mr. wandimin was driving a mitsubishi (Mitsubishi) wagon carrying his chinese parents for a day trip to the mornington peninsula. Vandimin then said he was unwell and decided to return.
At about 1:30 p.m., Vandimin moaned as he drove through Miles Road (Myers Rd) in the back seat. Wan mother was in the back seat.
Out of concern for his father, Vandimin turned back and glanced in the rearview mirror. Then he dashed across the shoulder-shake belt (Rumble Strip) and head-on collided with a truck about 80 km/h as he drove through a "way of way" sign on Coolat Road (Coolart Rd), where he was travelling. The other side's CarLog recorded the death of Bandimin's parents.
Last week, Vandimin's family asked court to be released from prison, claiming to have "forgiven" his "mistakes ".
Wandimin's sisters say their parents are "in poor health" and their fathers are diabetic. "They (Wan Jiazhu and Shen Qian) do not want to see the rest of the life of Wandi people suffering from mental torture...... They certainly want a peaceful life for the Vandimin. "
His lawer argued in court that his client had no criminal or traffic record. After the incident, he suffered from depression, and had the idea of suicide, sleep and food. Without the support of his wife, he "can not live normally ".
judge Karin (Rosemary Carlin) noted that Vandimin had previously been of good character, but said he had missed "so many warning signs" on the road ," which is puzzling ".
"Your concern for your father at the time does not explain why you have been distracted for so long and continue to drive... Not to mention the speed. "In the case of such violations, you put your passengers and other road users at a significant risk of serious injury ," Carlin said. A fact death two men proves this. "
"You are so distracted... How can you miss so many warning signs and forget that you are at the intersection. This is really puzzling. "
"You are a man of good character, but unfortunately you make mistakes with tragic consequences. "
Vandimin pleaded guilty to two fatal offences of dangerous driving and was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment before applying for driving nine months later. Meanwhile, his license was revoked for 18 months.
