A drunk ATV driver in the Dnipropetrovsk region struck and killed an 11-year-old girl
In the Dnipro District of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, a 48-year-old man under the influence of alcohol struck an 11-year-old girl while driving an ATV. The child died at the scene from her injuries.
The accident occurred on the evening of August 12. According to the investigation, the driver lost control of the vehicle and struck the child, who was walking along the side of the road.
After the accident, the man did not stop and fled the scene. Law enforcement officers detained him. A blood test revealed a blood alcohol level of 2.9 per mille.
The man has been notified of charges under Part 3 of Article 286-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The issue of imposing a preventive measure in the form of detention without the right to bail is currently being decided.
Source: Dnipropetrovsk Regional Prosecutor’s Office.
Earlier, a community head in the Donetsk region died in a traffic accident.
As a reminder, the Pryluky City and District Court in Chernihiv Oblast sentenced a former police officer to eight years in prison for a fatal traffic accident that resulted in the death of a six-year-old child.
In Lviv Oblast, a 68-year-old driver of a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, who was under the influence of alcohol, fatally struck a Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemember. This was reported by the Lviv Regional Prosecutor’s Office.
