September 9, 2023, Iver was on the way to a birthday with a friend of his bike. He cycled on a pedestrian and bicycle path at Skedsmokorset bus terminal. Here he was hit by a bus and died. The driver was charged with negligent car murder. He has denied criminal charges. But now he is convicted in Romerike and Glåmdal District Court for conditional prison for 60 days. He thus does not have to serve in prison. The verdict is made conditional because the court believes there has been unnecessarily long case processing time. The driver is himself a family father. During the trial, he was strongly affected when he received a greeting from Iver’s parents. We will return to that. Blind zone has been central whether the bus driver saw or should see zeal where he came cycling, has been a key issue in the trial. The bus company’s own investigation concluded that the boy was in the bus’s blind zone. The driver himself has claimed that he checked the blind zone, but that he did not see the 12-year-old. The accident happened on September 9, 2023 on a pedestrian and bicycle path at Skedsmokorset bus terminal. Photo: Olav Juven / news An accident report from the Norwegian Public Roads Administration estimates that the cyclist may have been visible in the bus’s blind zone for three to five seconds – if the driver had his gaze attached to the blind zone – before the accident happened, according to Romerikes Blad. Cracked in court the bus driver has been strongly affected after the accident and has not been behind the wheel after the fatal accident a year and a half ago. When the case was up to court in April, a greeting was conveyed to him from the boy’s two mothers. This one meant a lot to him. The man in his 30s broke down by the words that were read, the newspaper Romerikes Blad has previously told. Attorney Monica Melgård assists the parents of Iver. Photo: Law Firm Halvorsen & Co «Iver would not want your joy of life to disappear. Iver was a happy boy with a look and care for everyone. He wanted you back to the joy life can offer, “it was assistant lawyer Monica Melgård who read the greeting from the boy’s parents. The rest was like this: “As a mom, I want you to know that I have no need to send you in prison. What I need is that whatever the future brings is present and shows care for your children. Take care of them no matter what happens. ” If the driver’s license is admitted in addition to the conditional prison sentence, the driver has been withdrawn the driver’s license for three years. He is acquitted of claims for reimbursement compensation. The man’s defender Hilde Mo has informed his client about the verdict. She has a brief comment: – The verdict will be reviewed with a convicted person before deciding on the question of appeal. The parents’ assistant attorney also has only a brief comment on the verdict. – The survivors take note of the court’s assessment of the case and will not give any further comments at this time, says Melgård. Published 02.05.2025, at. 12.01 Updated 02.05.2025, at. 14.23
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