In the village of Semyhyniv in the Stryi district, a 51-year-old driver of a “Lada” car ran over an 80-year-old local resident and then left the scene. The man has been served with a notice of suspicion in connection with this incident, the Lviv Regional Prosecutor’s Office reports.
According to the investigation, the road traffic accident occurred on 29 October at around 12:00. The woman was walking along the edge of the road in the same direction as the traffic when the car hit her. The victim died from the injuries she sustained.
Eyewitnesses called the emergency medical service and the police. Law enforcement officers quickly located the driver near the scene of the accident and detained him under Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine. The detainee turned out to be a resident of a neighbouring village who was in a state of severe alcohol intoxication.
During the examination it was established that the driver’s blood alcohol level was 3.4 per mille, which is 17 times higher than the permitted limit.
Under the procedural guidance of the Lviv Regional Prosecutor’s Office, the man has been served with a notice of suspicion for violating road traffic safety rules by a person driving a vehicle while intoxicated, which resulted in the victim’s death, as well as for leaving without assistance a person who is in a life-threatening condition and unable to take measures for self-preservation, a condition he himself caused (Part 3 of Article 286-1, Part 1 of Article 135 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). The pre-trial investigation is being conducted by the Main Directorate of the National Police in Lviv Region.
In accordance with Article 62 of the Constitution of Ukraine, a person is presumed innocent of committing a crime and may not be subjected to criminal punishment until his or her guilt has been proven in the manner prescribed by law and established by a guilty verdict of a court.