PERTANGGUNG JAWABAN PIDANA PENGEMUDI DAN PERUSAHAAN ANGKUTAN UMUM DALAM KECELAKAAN LALU LINTAS YANG MENIMBULKAN KORBAN LUKA DAN MENINGGAL DUNIA
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Definition of Driver (driver) is an individual who transports goods or people using four (4) or more wheeled vehicles. Several factors influence driving, namely psychological factors which include mental factors, attitudes, knowledge and skills as well as physiological factors which include visual, hearing, touch, smell, fatigue and neurological. The definition of a traffic accident is an unexpected and unintentional road event involving a vehicle with or without other road users which results in human casualties and/or property loss (Article 1 point 24 of Law No. 22 of 2009 concerning Road Traffic and Transportation). Criminal responsibility is the obligation of a person or group to pay compensation for actions committed against other people that harm other people's interests and violate established legal norms. If a driver is negligent in driving and causes an accident that results in loss of life (negligence), then he may be subject to criminal penalties as regulated in Article 310 paragraph (4) of Law no. 22 of 2009 concerning Road Traffic and Transportation and the responsibility of a company for accidents caused by its drivers is regulated in Article 1367 of the Civil Code. The aim of this research is to find out and discuss the protection and rights of victims who experience traffic accidents according to Law No. 22 of 2009 concerning Road Traffic and Transportation. Legal writing uses normative juridical research methods, the type of data used is secondary data, the approach method used is the statute approach.