Thanks to concerned citizens, the police tracked down the driver who caused an accident, fled the scene, and was under the influence of alcohol.
Yesterday afternoon, a patrol crew received a report about an accident on Trylevskyi Street. At the scene, inspectors found a note on the windshield of a Peugeot from a witness stating that the driver in a Fiat Ducato caused the accident and fled. The patrol officers immediately began searching for the perpetrator of the accident.
Soon, on Antonycha Street, patrol officers stopped the mentioned vehicle. During communication with the driver, inspectors detected signs of intoxication. The driver agreed to a test using the Drager device. The result was 1.77 permille.
Patrol officers drew up three reports against the offender: under Article 124 (‘Violation of traffic rules leading to an accident’), Article 122-4 (‘Leaving the scene of an accident’), and part 1 of Article 130 (‘Driving a vehicle under the influence’) of the Code of Administrative Offenses of Ukraine.