Law enforcement officers have officially notified a 49-year-old Mercedes-Benz driver, who caused a horrific car crash in the Solomensky district of Kyiv, of suspicion.
The driver who caused the fatal road accident in Kyiv has been notified of suspicion / © Office of the Prosecutor General
Kyiv law enforcement officials have declared suspicion to the perpetrator of a high-profile road traffic incident, which resulted in the deaths of four pedestrians. The man is accused of violating traffic safety rules, leading to fatalities and injuries.
The Office of the Prosecutor General is providing details of the investigation into this tragic accident and the identity of the apprehended driver. Currently, investigators from the Main Directorate of the National Police in the city of Kyiv are actively conducting pre-trial investigations in this case.
Details of the Tragedy and Victims
The investigation has established that around five o’clock in the afternoon on June 5th, the car driver was traveling along Chokolivsky Boulevard at a significantly excessive speed. On a curved section of the road, the man lost control of the vehicle, veered off the roadway, and crashed into people in an underpass.
As a result of this forceful impact, four pedestrians died instantly at the scene of the disaster. The victims of the irresponsible driving were two district police officers, a local resident, and a twelve-year-old boy, while three other individuals sustained bodily injuries of varying severity.
History of Violations and Threat of Imprisonment
The perpetrator of the accident himself also sustained injuries, but they do not pose a threat to his life. Expert examinations confirmed that the man was completely sober at the time of the accident. However, since the beginning of last year, he had accumulated as many as ten fines for various rule violations, half of which were for speeding.
The detained suspect is currently in a hospital ward under strict guard. Prosecutors have already submitted a motion for his detention without the possibility of bail, and for the committed crime, the driver faces up to ten years of imprisonment and disqualification from driving.
We remind you that surveillance camera footage captured the car losing control at high speed and crashing directly into the pedestrian area near the underpass. The video has already been published online.
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