ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Police on Monday booked the motorcyclist, hit by a vehicle from the United States (US) Embassy for ‘negligent driving’ and Chief Security Officer Chad Rex Ausburn for ‘interfering in government affairs, respectively.
According to the police sources, the motorcyclist did not give way to the vehicle coming from the right side so he is at fault, Islamabad Police also booked the chief security officer of the US embassy for confronting law enforcers after the incident.
Late on Sunday night the US diplomat identified as Chad Rex Ausburn (Second Secretary) US embassy, Islamabad, and holding card number 22556 issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Islamabad, was driving his Toyota jeep (QN-374 ICT) when he hit two persons riding their bike (ARM-935 ICT).
The victims were identified as Nazakat Aslam son of Muhammad Aslam, a permanent resident of Muzaffarabad, and an employee of Motamar Al-Almi Islami, and Muhammad Waseem son of Jan Muhammad.
Nazakat received injuries in his head and stated to be in critical condition.
The area police immediately reached the spot and rushed both the injured to the PIMS Hospital for medical treatment.
According to police sources, the diplomat locked himself inside the vehicle immediately after the incident. However, later he let the police officials inside the vehicle. The police took the US diplomat and his vehicle into custody immediately after the incident and they were at the Secretariat police station till the filing of this report.
In the first week of April, another US diplomat had hit two motorcycle riders near the zoo here. A fast-moving SUV, driven by the US defence and air attaché, Col Joseph Emanuel Hall, jumped the lights and hit the motorcycle riding two men at a traffic signal, killing one Atiq Baig (22) while his cousin Raheel Ahmed also suffered injuries.
The US diplomat was briefly held for the incident and later released which also sparked a controversy whether he was enjoying diplomatic immunity to be released from the police custody. Few days later, the high ups of the Islamabad police suspended and transferred senior police officials who did not act properly and as per rules after the accident.