FRSC to prosecute late minister’s driver

James Ocholi

The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Commission(FRSC), Boboye Oyeyemi, revealed to newsmen that the driver of late James Ocholi, will be prosecuted for over-speeding.

Oyeyemi also revealed that the late minister and his family did not have their seat belts on, when the accident occurred.

He said “Information gathered revealed that the driver of the crashed vehicle was actually moving at excess of the stipulated speed when he had a tyre burst.

“The crashed vehicle driver was driving too fast and he slammed on his brake so hard. These two factors materially contributed to the inability of the driver to maintain control when the left rear tyre burst.”

He added that “Skid marks and grooves found on the westbound shoulder made by the Lexus LX570 for about 15m and 9.3m respectively before it began somersaulting severely and the ejection of the minister and his son showed clearly that the travelling speed of the Lexus LX570 presented unsafe consequences in the event of certain road risk that may have occurred."

“The driver must have entered into a panic situation which resulted in his hard application of brakes and subsequent loss of control that took him into the bush path.

“The DOT number of the tyres were inward which cannot easily be read from outside. This indicates that the orientations of the tyres were not properly fixed which could adversely affect the performance of the tyres,” Oyeyemi said.

The FRSC boss also claimed that the driver did not have a drivers’ licence.

You will recall that late James Ocholi, his wife and son, died as a result of a fatal accident on Sunday, March 6, 2016.

Meanwhile, the family members of the late minister have alleged that the death of their son is not natural.