The public in Indonesia is being shocked by a shocking tragedy involving a car and 9 people dead. The auto accident happened because the car – a Daihatsu Xenia – was driven fast and hit a bus stop in its attempt to avoid passers by. Because of the car hitting lots of people waiting for the bus, about 9 people were reported killed and many others are injured.
The Daihatsu Xenia was driven by Apriani Susanti and until now it remained unknown why she could hit those people. There’re lots of theories concerning the reasons why the accident happened. First, she was suspected of driving under the influence. There were photographs of her and her friends a night before the accident, showing she was some kind involved in booze and also drug usage activities. In fact, she and her other friends were suspected of using pots, booze, and other types of drugs. Second, it was possible that she wasn’t able to drive manual car well. In stead of braking, she stepped on the gas pedal, causing the ride to run havoc.
Arfriani Susanti, the woman allegedly responsible for killing nine people when the car she was driving slammed into a group of pedestrians in Jakarta, has written a letter apologizing to the families of the dead and injured.
In a hand-written letter read aloud by her sister, Ayudyah Safitri, Arfriani “apologized for everything.”
“Maybe my apology means nothing. But, please let me say, ‘sorry, sorry, sorry’ ....”
The letter was read aloud during a news conference at a cafe at the Bengawan Solo Cafe in Tebet, South Jakarta, on Wednesday night.
Arfriani — who has allegedly admitting to drinking and consuming party drugs prior to the fatal crash in Tugu Tani on Sunday — also apologized to her mother, family and friends, saying she appreciated their prayers and support.
She begged for forgiveness from God and hoped her victims could rest in peace.
“Once again, I beg for forgiveness. Forgive me for everything, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry.”
Arfriani’s brother, Agus Hari Susanto, also revealed that the family had been attempting to contact the families of the deceased and injured to offer compensation.
Police probing Sunday’s horrific traffic accident that left nine pedestrians dead have widened their investigation to the ownership of the car involved and have raised the possibility that the driver may have stolen it.
Adj. Sr. Comr. Sudarmanto, head of enforcement for the Jakarta Police’s traffic directorate, said the driver of the vehicle, Afriani Susanti, 29, had been found without a driver’s license or a valid vehicle registration and only a photocopy of an expired registration document.
He said the photocopy identified the owner as Deden Riohendi, a resident of Cipinang in East Jakarta. “But after we checked with him, it turned out that he had sold the car in 2009,” Sudarmanto said.
A check of the police’s vehicle database showed it had been sold to a Buniarti Kosim, a resident of Kelapa Gading in North Jakarta.
Sudarmanto added that police questioned Buniarti on Thursday but were still unable to link the owner to Afriani, who remains in police custody along with the car’s three other occupants at the time of the accident.
The policeman said Afriani claimed to have been lent the car through a friend, identified only by the initial E. “But again, we can’t find a link between E. and [Buniarti] or [Deden],” he said.
He added that at this point, police were not ruling out the possibility that the car had been stolen from Buniarti.
Afriani faces charges of manslaughter and drug use. A urine test conducted by police showed up positive for ecstasy, and the result was corroborated in a subsequent blood test by the National Narcotics Agency (BNN).
The three passengers have also been detained on drug charges.
The four were headed home from the Stadium nightclub in West Jakarta shortly before noon on Sunday when Afriani swerved into the curb and mowed down a group of pedestrians, killing nine of them.
In her first public statement since the incident, Afriani apologized to the families of the victims in a letter read out by her sister, Ayudyah Safitri, at a news conference on Wednesday night.
In it, she “apologized for everything,” saying that “maybe my apology means nothing. But, please let me say, ‘sorry, sorry, sorry’ ....”
The driver’s brother, Agus Hari Susanto, also revealed that the family had been attempting to contact the families of the deceased and injured to offer them compensation. Police, however, have recommended against the move, warning the family that it still remained too dangerous for them to do so at this time.
my opinion : it was a tragedy, it was cause someone that not pay attention to the car, but i think she is very sorry abaout what just have she done.
Source : Tugu Tani Suspect
