Overview
- A car struck and killed a woman who sold hot drinks beside a road in Hadayek Al-Ahram on June 18, and a second vendor was injured.
- Authorities say a 15-year-old male student without a driving license was in the vehicle, while witness statements to prosecutors indicate a female companion was driving at the time.
- Police seized the car at the scene and the Public Prosecution ordered pretrial detention for three suspects as investigators opened formal inquiries.
- Prosecutors have charged the suspects with causing death and injury, driving without a license, enabling unlicensed driving and damaging the vehicle, and they added an allegation that the father exposed a child to danger.
- Investigators continue to review CCTV, conduct forensic inspection and take witness testimony as public anger and calls for better enforcement of rules on minors driving grow, raising questions about protection for informal street vendors.