交通肇事罪中的“逃逸”与“因逃逸致人死亡”再解读

Reinterpretation of "Escape" and "Death Caused by Escape" in the Traffic Accident Crime

最高人民法院《关于审理交通肇事刑事案件具体应用法律若干问题的解释》对于交通肇事后"逃逸"以及"因逃逸致人死亡"的解释存在瑕疵,致使司法实务中处理相关案件常常遇到定性或量刑上的棘手难题。对"逃逸"的认定,应当要求行为人具备没有履行救助义务、逃离了事故现场两个行为特征,而对于逃离事故现场的动机、目的不需要作出特别限定。同时,对"因逃逸致人死亡"的认定,只需要逃逸行为与死亡结果之间具有刑法上的因果关系即可,而不必限定为是由于交通肇事者逃逸致被害人死亡的情况。

The flaws in interpretation of ＂traffic accident escape＂ and ＂death caused by escape＂ in ＂Interpretation of some issues concerning the specific application of law in the trial of criminal cases of traffic accidents ＂ by Supreme People＇s Court lead to some difficulties in defining crime and qualitative sentencing on relevant cases in judicial practice.In fact,two behavioral characteristics the violator has would help affirm escape： failing to fulfill the obligation of rescue and escaping from the scene of the accident.It is unnecessary to make special restrictions on the motive and purpose of escaping from the scene.At the same time,＂death caused by escape＂ requires only a causal relationship between escaping behavior and death results.It does not need to be defined as a case of death caused by traffic offenders＇ escape.