Zuma's son was negligent: inquest

041114. Randburg Magistrate's Court. President Jacob Zuma's son, Duduzane, appeared in the Randburg Magistrate's Court for an inquest hearing into a fatal crash earlier this year. One person died after Zuma's car collided with a taxi near Sandton, north of Johannesburg in February this year. The inquest is a formal hearing to determine if Zuma or the taxi driver are criminally responsible for the crash. 008 Picture: Dumisani Sibeko

041114. Randburg Magistrate's Court. President Jacob Zuma's son, Duduzane, appeared in the Randburg Magistrate's Court for an inquest hearing into a fatal crash earlier this year. One person died after Zuma's car collided with a taxi near Sandton, north of Johannesburg in February this year. The inquest is a formal hearing to determine if Zuma or the taxi driver are criminally responsible for the crash. 008 Picture: Dumisani Sibeko

Published Dec 11, 2014

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Johannesburg - President Jacob Zuma's son Duduzane was negligent in an accident in which a woman was killed, an inquest into the accident found on Thursday.

“He failed to conduct himself in a reasonable manner under the circumstances,” Randburg Magistrate's Court Magistrate Lolita Chetty said.

On February 1 this year, Duduzane Zuma's car rear-ended Jabulani Vusi Dlamini's minibus taxi on the M1 South off-ramp to Grayston Drive in Sandton. Passenger Phumzile Dube was killed and three others were injured.

During the inquest, Zuma said he lost control of his Porsche after it hit a puddle in rainy conditions.

In July, the National Prosecuting Authority said it declined to prosecute Zuma due to insufficient evidence.

Last month, the State and defence presented closing arguments and Chetty took two weeks do examine the documentation handed in by the legal teams.

Sapa

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