Global Breaking News - Monday, December 23, 2024

British police are prosecuting four motorists for slowing down on a busy highway to take photos of a crash scene. It will be the first time for drivers in Britain to face prosecution for "rubbernecking" – the act of looking back at a grisly scene, usually while driving a car. The four rubberneckers slowed down to snap shots of a crash on the other side of the road. Drivers behind them were forced to brake to avoid hitting the rubberneckers. Police at the scene said the photo-taking motorists had been "acting irresponsibly" in slowing down to use their mobile phones to take photos. They will be charged with driving without due care and attention and without reasonable consideration for other road users.
* prosecute = 기소(고발/소추)하다/ slow down = 속도를 늦추다/ rubberneck = (차를 타고 지나가면서) 고개를 돌려 보다/ grisly = 소름끼치는/ snap = 사진을 찍다/ be charged with ~ = ~로 기소되다/ due care = 적절한 주의  

Police officer Shelley Holloway spoke to journalists about the incident. She said: "Thankfully nobody was injured in the collision. However the actions of several motorists who drove through the scene showed no regard for their own or of other people's safety, as they used their mobile phones to record or video the wreckage as they passed. In doing so, they were not in proper control of their vehicle. They slowed down causing motorists behind them to brake or take evasive action and slow the flow of traffic that was already heavily congested." She added that: "One of the causes of serious injury and fatal collisions is the use of mobile telephones." She urged motorists to lock their phones away when driving.
* collision = 충돌 (사고), 부딪침/ regard for ~ = ~에 대한 관심(배려)/ wreckage = (사고 자동차, 비행기 등의) 잔해/ evasive action = 회피 행동/ congested = 붐비는, 혼잡한/ fatal = 치명적인/ urge = 강력히 권고(촉구) 하다