Alcohol, traffic accident, human death, colony. Court verdict in Crimea
CrimeaPRESS reports:
The Leninsky District Court of the Republic of Crimea prosecuted a native of the Odessa region, born in 1975, for violating traffic rules, which negligently caused the death of a person and the infliction of grievous bodily harm to a person, committed by a person in a state of intoxication.
During the judicial investigation, it was established that at the end of August last year, during daylight hours in clear weather without precipitation, at about 10 a.m., he was returning home from sea fishing while driving a technically sound car.Toyota Land Cruiser moved along the highway «Solyanoye — Batalnoe-Erofeevo» from the side of the village. Salt in the direction with. Kamenskoye, Leninsky district, at a speed of approximately 165 km/h and allowed the car to enter the oncoming lane and then exit to the left side of the road, where it collided with a Ford Fusion car moving in the opposite direction. After the incident, the Toyota driver refused to undergo a medical examination for intoxication, citing the fact that he was in a state of shock.— noted in the press service of the court.
As a result of the accident, the driver of the Ford Fusion car died at the scene of the accident, and the female passenger of the said car received injuries that caused serious bodily harm.
At the hearing, the defendant partially admitted his guilt, pointing out that on the day of the accident he did not drink alcohol, but drank the day before.
The court qualified his actions as a violation of the rules of the road, negligently resulting in the death of a person and causing grievous bodily harm to a person, committed by a person in a state of intoxication (clause “a” part 4 of article 264 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation)
The court, having comprehensively studied the materials of the case, taking into account the circumstances of the crime, information about the identity of the defendant, sincere repentance, voluntary compensation for property damage and moral damage caused as a result of the crime, other actions aimed at making amends for the harm caused to the victim by making an apology to the victim in the court session, appointed the guilty punishment in the form of 5 years 6 months of imprisonment, with serving the sentence in a colony-settlement, with deprivation of the right to engage in activities, driving vehicles for a period of 2 years 6 months.
The verdict did not enter into force.
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