Law enforcement officers once again call on drivers and pedestrians to carefully comply with the requirements of the Traffic Rules. Take care of life and health – yours and other road users!
So, on October 18, around 12:00, on Sambirska Street in Drohobych, the driver of a “Volkswagen Golf” car, a 55-year-old resident of Drohobych, hit an 83-year-old local woman. As a result of the accident, the elderly woman received bodily injuries and was hospitalized in the intensive care unit.
Another traffic accident occurred around 5:20 p.m. on Konduktorska Street in Lviv. As previously established by the law enforcement officers, the driver of the Smart car, a 36-year-old resident of Strya, hit a pedestrian, a 56-year-old resident of one of the villages of the Lviv district. As a result of the accident, the man received bodily injuries and was hospitalized.
Based on these facts, investigators of the territorial units of the police opened criminal proceedings under Part 1 of Article 286 (Violation of traffic safety rules) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The maximum penalty stipulated by the article is up to three years of imprisonment with deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of up to three years.
Law enforcement officers are establishing all the circumstances of the events.
Communications Department of the Lviv Oblast Police