Tiger80 Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 MUMBAI: An Audi driven at speed on the wrong side by a drunk woman hit a taxi headlong on the Eastern Freeway in the early hours of Tuesday. So severe was the impact that the fire brigade had to be called to cut through mangled steel to pull out the taxi's driver. He and his front seat passenger didn't survive. His three back seat passengers are in hospital with fractures and other injuries. The woman, Janhavi Ajit Gadkar (35), works in the legal cell of a top corporation at Nariman Point. The deceased are taxi driver Hussain Sayyed (57) and soap trader Haji Salim Sabuwala (50). The injured are Sabuwala's wife Hafeeza (45), daughter Sabiya (22) and son Noman (18). An RTO officer who examined the accident site and the vehicles involved said that looking at the impact, it seemed that both vehicles were at high speed, with the Audi clocking at least 120kmph. He said Janhavi escaped injuries or death because of her car's airbags. Around 7pm on Monday, Janhavi left her office with two colleagues for Hotel Marine Plaza, where she drank whisky. They parted three hours later, but Janhavi spent time in her Audi Q3 on Marine Drive till around 12.30am. Then she started driving towards her Chembur flat, which is in an upmarket building near RK Studios. She took P D'Mello Road and then the Freeway, driving on the wrong side. Half a kilometre before Panjarpol tunnel, near Shivaji Nagar Masjid, she grazed two cars before colliding with the taxi. The accident occurred between 1.10 and 1.20am. The Sabuwalas, who live in Null Bazar, Nagpada, were returning from an eatery in Bhiwandi, where they had gone to celebrate son Nauman's success in the SSC exams. An eyewitness of the accident, who gave his name as Hassan, said, "I was returning with my family when the incident occurred. I immediately got hold of the woman and called the RCF police. Passers-by removed the injured taxi passengers and took them to Sion hospital. We also called the fire brigade to free the driver. Janhavi tried to hush up the matter by offering payment to the victims on the spot and telling us not to call the police." Dilip Raut of the RCF police said Janhavi was so drunk that she could barely stand. "We immediately sent her for medical tests. The reports are awaited." Janhavi has been arrested under several sections of the IPC and the Motor Vehicle Act, including culpable homicide not amounting to murder and rash driving. If convicted, she may get a maximum of ten years of rigorous imprisonment. She has been remanded in police custody till Wednesday. Assistant commissioner of police Jeevaji Jadhav said, "The road was almost empty. Janhavi, driving under the influence of alcohol, did not realize her direction was wrong. She entered the Freeway on the wrong side at its mouth at Masjid Bunder." Joint commissioner (law and order) Deven Bharti said the police have strong evidence and witnesses to prove the case against Janhavi. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Drunk-woman-lawyer-rams-Audi-into-cab-on-Eastern-Freeway-kills-2/articleshow/47607933.cms
amiret Posted June 11, 2015 Posted June 11, 2015 Same Drunk lawyer may have knocked down 2 guards on a bike last wk : TOI MUMBAI: High-flying corporate lawyer Janhavi Gadkar, arrested on charges of killing two persons while driving drunk on Tuesday, had knocked down two BARC security guards on a motorbike in Govandi just days ago, said police sources. The guards sustained minor injuries and all three landed up in the nearby Shatabdi hospital early on Saturday. When police took Janhavi to the same hospital on Wednesday for a medical check-up, a doctor recognized the petite 35-year-old as the "same woman'' who was brought in last Saturday. :banghead:
Desi Cartman Posted June 11, 2015 Posted June 11, 2015 This is what this lady deserves http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/05/kayla-mendoza-2-drunk-2-care_n_7212462.html A Florida woman who tweeted that she was "2 drunk 2 care" before killing a pair of best friends in a fatal, wrong-way crash in 2013 was sentenced Monday to more than two decades in prison. Kayla Mendoza, 22, pleaded guilty to two counts of DUI manslaughter in February. At her sentencing Monday, Mendoza read a tearful apology to the families of her victims, telling them that her "guilt is overwhelming" and that she wished she could "trade spaces" with the women she killed.
amiret Posted June 11, 2015 Posted June 11, 2015 For those who missed it : Few days before she hit a taxi and killed 2 people , she knocked down 2 security guards on a motorbike.
sensible-indian Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 Fecking loser. She destroyed a family. Plus looks like its a repeat offense. Should be given the strictest punishment. Don't actually mind if such people are hanged (though it won't happen). Would serve as a deterrent for others.
hhunaeh Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 India's auto safety crisis: Why Janhavi Gadkar in the Audi survived and those in the taxi didn't It took yet another high-profile case - last week's Mumbai accident involving an Audi and a taxi - to once again highlight that a large section of India-manufactured vehicles are from safe. A look at the two vehicles (pic below) involved in the accident shows the disparity in Indian car safety standards. The Audi, which is a luxury vehicle, ensured the injury to its passenger in the case of a head-on collision, was minimum; the crumple zone did its job. For the budget taxi vehicle (which was a Maruti Eeco), the only safety the passenger had was his seat-belt. Both the cars could have had its occupants relatively safe if India had adhered to safety norms prescribed by various bodies including the United Nations. Unfortunately, for those travelling in the taxi, the car came with no air bags or a safe crumple zone that could have reduced the impact on at least its front-seat occupants. It's as simple as this - if you have the money in India, you can ensure your safety by buying a luxury car. The government isn't interested in stepping in and tightening regulations to ensure car manufacturers adhere to basic safety measures which are implemented globally, irrespective of what model a consumer chooses to purchase - basic or high-end And manufacturers find an easy loophole to wriggle out of safety demands. While global safety agencies may question a car company's safety measures, the standard response, until now, has been that the cars produced for the Indian market meet the country's safety standards. This, despite India emerging as the fifth largest producer in the world of passenger cars......................
Tiger80 Posted June 12, 2015 Author Posted June 12, 2015 Both the cars could have had its occupants relatively safe if India had adhered to safety norms prescribed by various bodies including the United Nations. Unfortunately, for those travelling in the taxi, the car came with no air bags or a safe crumple zone that could have reduced the impact on at least its front-seat occupants. Comapring 4-5 lakhs of car with 50 lakhs :facepalm:. I don't think even with airbags EECO front seat passenger could be safe. And yes with extreme safety norms the passenger could be safe because then taxi could be unaffordable and family could be travelling by other means of transport
hhunaeh Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 Comapring 4-5 lakhs of car with 50 lakhs :facepalm:. I don't think even with airbags EECO front seat passenger could be safe. And yes with extreme safety norms the passenger could be safe because then taxi could be unaffordable and family could be travelling by other means of transport Increase the base price of all vehicles and insist all vehicles need to have certain basic safety features just like it is in western countries. And those who cannot afford to pay for basic safety should travel by public transport. And if the govt improves public transportation, it would be better for India's traffic situation too. I remember reading the govt wanting to implement something like this some months back.
Tiger80 Posted June 12, 2015 Author Posted June 12, 2015 Increase the base price of all vehicles and insist all vehicles need to have certain basic safety features just like it is in western countries. And those who cannot afford to pay for basic safety should travel by public transport. And if the govt improves public transportation, it would be better for India's traffic situation too. I remember reading the govt wanting to implement something like this some months back. How will you increase safety norms in Autorickshaw , cycle rickshaw or E-Rickshaw.If not Taxi they could have been travelling by Auto
hhunaeh Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 How will you increase safety norms in Autorickshaw ' date=' cycle rickshaw or E-Rickshaw.If not Taxi they could have been travelling by Auto[/quote'] It will increase the safety in cars and reduce their numbers too. That's better than doing nothing, even if you cannot improve safety in autos.
Tiger80 Posted June 12, 2015 Author Posted June 12, 2015 It will increase the safety in cars and reduce their numbers too. That's better than doing nothing' date=' even if you cannot improve safety in autos.[/quote'] And more people will shift toward bikes and scooters , will do tripling or more and become 10 times more unsafe. Taxis are much more safer than autos or bikes , it is only recently they have become affordable , don't try to push developed nation norms of over safety so that indians will be forced to opt for zero safety
Tiger80 Posted June 12, 2015 Author Posted June 12, 2015 Also to increase the safety of roads why not make Hotels or Pubs who serve alcohol liable? They should make an arrangement to drop their customers home , if any customer still wants to drive then they should inform police
Clarke Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 It will increase the safety in cars and reduce their numbers too. That's better than doing nothing' date=' even if you cannot improve safety in autos.[/quote'] Results in more autos and hence reduces safety. U thought EECO couldn't survive the crash, the bullcrap bajaj autorickshaw would have been shredded when hit by a speeding Audi mini suv. U can't just shove in first world ideas into developing nations, it has to be an evolutionary thing. Maybe add airbags now and focus towards requiring incrementally better crash test results over the years. PS: Autorikshaws suck!
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