Sentence for truck driver over death of cyclist in Eindhoven
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A court in Den Bosch sentenced 56-year-old truck driver Jerry van den E. to 240 hours of community service for the death of 16-year-old Guusje at an Eindhoven intersection in November 2024. He was also barred from driving for one year, including four months suspended.
Guusje was cycling straight ahead at the junction of Piuslaan and Leenderweg while the truck turned right; both had a green light. The court found that the driver had paid insufficient attention to cyclists and should have seen her, noting that she had been visible to him over a considerable distance. The sentence matched the prosecution's request.