A. became so upset that his parents were warned to support him during the police questioning. He also burst into tears repeatedly in court. He did not dare to get behind the wheel for months and it took more than a year before he could fully return to work. Just before he was to go back to work, a year after the accident, A. was also hit by a heart attack. He was only able to fully resume his old work eight months ago.
Tranendal at trial about fatal accident with road sweeper Amersfoort: ‘How could I not have seen it?’
