In the center of Lviv, a road traffic accident occurred, resulting in serious bodily injuries to an 88-year-old local woman. The incident occurred on February 4, at approximately 14:15, on Volodymyr Velykyi Street.
According to preliminary information, a 28-year-old electric scooter driver, being in a state of alcoholic intoxication, failed to control the vehicle and hit a pedestrian who was on the sidewalk. As a result of the collision, the woman received numerous injuries and was urgently hospitalized.
A blood alcohol test revealed 2.58 permille in the driver’s system. Because of this fact, investigators from the Lviv District Police Department #2 initiated criminal proceedings for violation of traffic rules with a high degree of danger, as foreseen by Article 291 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Law enforcement continues the investigation to determine all the circumstances of the incident.