Turning Driver's Duty of Care in Multi-Vehicle Pedestrian Incident

An intoxicated driver proceeding to execute a left turn from the center lane of a main road failed to observe a pedestrian who suddenly ran into the street from the right and was struck first by a parallel vehicle before being thrown into the path of the turning driver, who then ran over the victim. The court reasoned that the turning driver's primary duty of care under traffic regulations required focusing attention primarily to the left, as he was already initiating the turn, and based on the principle of trust, he was not reasonably obligated to anticipate a dangerous situation arising from the right, especially with another vehicle proceeding correctly alongside him; therefore, failing to see the pedestrian before the initial impact did not constitute a breach of the required duty of attention.