An indictment for reckless homicide was filed Monday against an 86-year-old Afula resident, who is accused of causing the deaths of Ayelet Granit and Barak Bar in a chain-reaction crash on Route 65 in January. According to N12, the two had stopped on the roadside to assist victims of an earlier accident when the defendant continued driving in a blocked lane, struck the involved vehicles, and caused the second fatal collision. He also faces charges of careless driving causing serious injuries to others.
An indictment was filed Monday at the Nazareth District Court against an 86-year-old Afula resident for the deaths of two people in a chain-reaction crash on Route 65 in January. According to N12, the accused is charged with reckless homicide and careless driving causing serious injuries.
The indictment states that Ayelet Granit and Barak Bar had stopped their vehicle at the side of the road to help victims of an earlier accident. The defendant continued driving in a lane that was blocked due to the initial crash, struck the stopped vehicles, and caused a second collision that killed Granit and Bar.
The case is separate from other fatal road incidents this year; the Zioneer has previously reported on indictments in different fatal accidents, including a hit-and-run near Sderot and the death of an e-scooter rider near Beit Dagan, but the 86-year-old's case involves a distinct set of circumstances with first responders being victims of the secondary crash.
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