The car that was hit was taken to the detention center by the law enforcement officers. For what he committed, the driver, a 75-year-old local resident, faces a penalty of imprisonment for up to three years, with deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for up to three years.
The traffic accident happened on November 20 around 5:00 p.m. on Heroiv Maidan Street in Chervonohrad. An unknown driver, driving an unidentified car, hit a 14-year-old girl, a local resident, who was crossing the road at a pedestrian crossing and fled the scene. As a result of the accident, the minor received bodily injuries and was taken to the hospital.
As a result of operative and search measures carried out by the officers of the response sector of the patrol police together with the investigators of the Chervonograd district police department, it was established that the girl was hit by a 75-year-old local resident who was driving a car of the “Slovuta” ZAZ. The police established his whereabouts, the car that was involved in the collision was taken to the arrest ground
According to the fact, investigators of the territorial division of the police opened criminal proceedings under Part 1 of Article 286 (Violation of traffic safety rules) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The maximum penalty provided by the sanction of the article is restriction of liberty for a term of up to three years, with deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a term of up to three years.
The police are establishing the circumstances of the incident, an examination has been scheduled
Communications Department of the Lviv Oblast Police