The driver of the other car was found to be intoxicated.
The traffic accident occurred on March 6, at about 17.25, on the Rava-Ruska-Mageriv highway in the village of Stare Selo, Lviv district.
As law enforcement officers have preliminarily established, there was a collision between an Audi A4 driven by a 42-year-old resident of Rava-Ruska and a Volkswagen Polo driven by a 57-year-old resident of a village in Lviv district.
The driver of the Volkswagen Polo died at the scene from the injuries sustained in the accident.
It was established that the driver of the Audi A4 was driving the vehicle in a state of intoxication. He was detained in accordance with Art. 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine, and the court will soon choose a measure of restraint.
Investigators of the Transport Crimes Investigation Department of the Lviv Regional Police opened criminal proceedings under Part 3 of Article 286-1 (Violation of the rules of road safety or operation of transport by persons driving vehicles while intoxicated, which caused the death of the victim) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The sanction of the article provides for imprisonment for a term of five to ten years with deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a term of five to ten years.
The pre-trial investigation is ongoing, law enforcement officers are establishing all the circumstances of the incident.
Lviv regional police communication department