The father is unlikely to be blameless.

Early in the morning of September 2nd, Nguyen Chi Hao (16 years old, residing in Vinh Cuu district, Dong Nai province) was traveling with his father and younger brother in a 4-seater car with license plate 60A-668.00, driven by his father, on National Highway 1 in the direction from Dong Nai to Phan Rang.

However, upon reaching Tuy Phong district ( Binh Thuan province), due to drowsiness, the father handed the vehicle over to Hao to drive. At the traffic light at Km1604 +750m, they crashed into five people who were stopped on motorbikes waiting for the red light in the same direction ahead.

Scene of the traffic accident (Photo: Ngoc Tram)

Five motorcyclists were injured, including Ms. Nguyen Thi Xuan N. (residing in Lien Huong town, Tuy Phong district) who sustained serious injuries. The car with license plate 60A-668.00 and five motorcycles were damaged. The cause was determined to be due to the driver, Nguyen Chi Hao, failing to observe the road carefully while driving the car, resulting in the accident.

Currently, authorities have requested an assessment of the victims' injuries to use as a basis for prosecuting the father for allowing his 16-year-old son to drive the car, which resulted in an accident injuring five people.

Speaking to VTC News, lawyer Tran Cao Dai Ky Quan - Managing Director of Tri An Law Firm, Dong Nai Provincial Bar Association, said that driving a four-seater car while underage and without a driver's license is a violation of the law and needs to be dealt with severely.

Furthermore, parents giving vehicles to their children or failing to supervise their children's participation in traffic when they are not yet qualified demonstrates a lack of responsibility on the part of parents in educating their children. This negligence and irresponsibility in not complying with the law has led to extremely serious consequences not only for their children but also for other road users.

In this case, the lawyer stated that if the father knew his child was not qualified to drive a vehicle but still gave the child the car, resulting in a serious traffic accident, he could face criminal prosecution.

" Whether the father will face criminal charges depends on the authorities' assessment of the victims' injuries or the results of the property damage valuation, " said lawyer Quan.

MINH MINH

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