A 17-year-old allegedly driving his judge father’s Mercedes killed a scooterist in Kochi. Here’s how the investigation has unfolded." name="description"/>. For a family in Kochi, a routine day ended with the loss of a loved one. Jayabalakrishnan, 55, was returning home after closing his roadside eatery when a Mercedes-Benz allegedly hit his scooter, killing him at the scene. But the case did not end with the crash.