Haris Kachapor trial: witness says car and Kuka’s bicycle collided
Pedestrian said he saw the collision from about 15 metres; prosecution says vehicle hit bicycle on 3 November last year at 62 km/h.
A defence witness spoke today in the trial of Haris Kachapor over the traffic collision that killed former OHIS director Jorgo Kuka.
Witness describes what he saw from about 15 metres
Pedestrian Dejan Petrov told the court he was roughly 15 metres away when the impact occurred between a car and the cyclist. He said Kuka was on a pedestrian crossing mounted on his bicycle and was not wearing a helmet.
According to Petrov, Kachapor left his vehicle immediately after the collision; Petrov did not know him personally and only heard him calling the police on his phone. Petrov said he left the scene after the ambulance arrived, which is why he does not appear in the police record as a witness.
When questioned by prosecutor Elena Zhakula, Petrov said he did not know Kachapor before the incident but agreed to give testimony because friends who knew him had given Petrov Kachapor’s phone number and asked him to come forward.
The public prosecutor’s office says that on 3 November last year Kachapor was driving at 62 km/h on boulevard "Goce Delchev" near the junction with "Lazar Lichenoski" when the front of his vehicle struck Kuka’s bicycle; Kuka died at the scene. It was also reported in court that Kachapor "does not feel guilty", while the defence maintains there was no intent.
Photo: press material from the event
