In the village of Husakiv, Yavoriv district, on 13 November at around 18:00 a fatal road traffic collision occurred. According to initial police findings, the driver of a Mercedes-Benz E200, a 39-year-old local resident, hit a 71-year-old pedestrian from the Yavoriv district and left the scene.
As a result of his injuries, the pedestrian died at the scene. Police carried out search operations, located the driver and seized the vehicle which, according to the investigation, was involved in the collision, taking it to a secure compound.
A criminal investigation has been opened under Part 2 of Article 286 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (violation of road traffic safety rules) and under Part 1 of Article 135 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (failure to render assistance to a person in danger). The maximum penalty provided for by the sanctions of these articles is up to eight years’ imprisonment with disqualification from driving for up to three years, or without such disqualification.
Investigators from the transport crime investigation unit of the investigative department of Lviv region police are establishing the circumstances of the incident.