Legal Analysis of The Event of Every Person Who Intentionally Drives a Motor Vehicle in a Manner or in a Circumstance That Results in a Traffic Accident with Death, By Studying Decision Number 71/Pid.Sus/2025/Pn/Cilacap

Adim Haryoko, Arpangi Arpangi

Abstract


This research aims to analyze the application of Article 311 paragraph (5) of Law No. 22 of 2009 to drivers who operate motor vehicles under the influence of alcohol resulting in death, particularly through an examination of the Cilacap District Court Decision No. 71/Pid.Sus/2025/PN Clp, as well as to assess the extent to which this provision protects the public and reflects the function of criminal law in the context of traffic safety. This study employs a normative juridical method through an examination of statutory regulations, doctrines of intent and negligence, the principle of legality, and relevant legal literature, complemented by an empirical juridical approach through an in-depth analysis of the facts and judicial considerations presented in the Cilacap District Court Decision No. 71/Pid.Sus/2025/PN Clp. The findings indicate that the application of Article 311 paragraph (5) has been executed accurately and proportionally, as the panel of judges successfully established the element of intent in the form of dolus eventualis, considering that the defendant was aware of the fatal risks of driving while intoxicated; at the same time, the study underscores the importance of maintaining a clear distinction between intent and negligence to prevent interpretative expansion that would conflict with the principle of legality.


Keywords


Article 311 Paragraph (5); Dolus Eventualis; Traffic Accident.

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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.30659/rlj.4.4.5037-5056

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