The State Attorney's Office filed an indictment for manslaughter against a 55-year-old truck driver from Haifa, accusing him of running over 81-year-old Gadi Kamin at a gas station in Nir Banim after an argument. Kamin died at the scene, according to i24NEWS.
The prosecution filed the charge as a case of reckless killing (המתה בקלות דעת), alleging that the driver accelerated his truck and struck Kamin moments after a heated exchange at the gas station in Nir Banim, near Kiryat Gat. The incident occurred earlier this week; the driver was arrested at the time. i24NEWS reported the indictment Thursday. As The Zioneer noted Friday, the driver was initially detained on suspicion of fatal hit-and-run. The new formal charge reflects the prosecution's view that there was no intent to kill—rather, a disregard for life during a sudden confrontation. Kamin, a resident of the area, was killed instantly.
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