In Crimea, a resident of Kerch was sentenced for knocking down children on a playground

CrimeaPRESS reports:

The Kerch city court convicted a 41-year-old resident of the city of Kerch for violating traffic rules, which negligently caused the death of a person, which he committed in a state of intoxication, and was deprived of the right to drive, associated with leaving the place of his commission, and a person deprived of the right to drive vehicles , and for leaving without help a person who was in a state of danger to life and health and deprived of the opportunity to take measures for self-preservation due to infancy and due to his helplessness, given that he had the opportunity to help children.

The court found that on January 18, 2023, the driver of a BMW 740 car in Kerch hit a decorative arch and two children of seven and eight years old who were standing on the sidewalk, after which, fearing prosecution, he fled, leaving the scene of an accident. Both injured boys were in the hospital, one of them was in a stable serious condition, and died in the hospital on January 26, 2023 from injuries sustained as a result of an accident. victims, payment of money to the victims in compensation for property and moral damage), as well as the fact that the victims had no claims against the defendant, the court sentenced the defendant to 6 years and 4 months in prison with deprivation of the right to engage in activities related to management vehicles, for a period of 2 years 6 months— reported the press service of the court.

The verdict of the court has not entered into force.

source: press service of the Kerch City Court of the Republic of Crimea

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