In the settlement of Shklo in the Yavoriv district, the driver of a VAZ-2101 car, while under the influence of alcohol, drove onto the pavement and ran into four 15-year-old girls. The driver was notified of suspicion by investigators of the Yavoriv District Police Department under the procedural supervision of the Yavoriv District Prosecutor’s Office.
The road traffic accident occurred on 7 November at around 20:00. Preliminary findings indicate that the vehicle was driven by a 66-year-old resident of Novoyavorivsk, who drove onto the pavement and hit the underage pedestrians – residents of the Yavoriv district aged 15.
As a result of the accident, the four girls were taken to hospital. Two of them sustained injuries of moderate severity. As for the other two minors, forensic medical examinations are being carried out to establish the presence of bodily injuries and determine their severity.
Law enforcement officers established that the driver was operating the vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. The man was detained under the procedure provided for by Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine.
The driver has been notified of suspicion of committing a criminal offence under Part 1 of Article 286-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (violation of traffic safety rules or the operation of transport by persons driving vehicles while intoxicated). The sanction of the article provides for punishment in the form of imprisonment for up to three years with disqualification from driving vehicles for a period of three to five years.
The pre-trial investigation is ongoing, and law enforcement officers are establishing all the circumstances of the incident.