Free State police say a minibus taxi driver who admitted to hitting an 18-year-old woman on the R82 in Viljoensdrift will not be charged with culpable homicide.
The driver alleged he accidentally hit the woman when she unexpectedly appeared and walked in front of his vehicle.
He added the passengers corroborated the driver's version of events and told police the woman"appeared out of nowhere". Several people injured as cars plough into spectators at allegedly illegal drag racing event He added police were also looking for the family of a 37-year-old man who was hit by a vehicle on the R59 in a separate incident last month."We don't have any family members that have come forward for the missing people." He added it was difficult to track down the family of the 18-year-old victim because her fingerprint results did not reveal any information about her.
"On the 37-year-old male, we are still waiting for the results but if he was charged previously, we will be able to track down his family but if he wasn't as well, it will be very difficult.
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