The traffic accident occurred on October 31, around 8:15 p.m., on the Zhovkva-Kovel highway between the villages of Berezhne and Savchyn, Chervonograd district.
As previously determined by the law enforcement officers, the driver of the DAF car, a 32-year-old resident of one of the villages of the Lviv district, hit a pedestrian, a 46-year-old resident of one of the villages of the Chervonograd district. The woman died at the scene from injuries received as a result of the accident.
According to the fact, the investigators of the Department of Investigation of Crimes in the Field of Transport of the Lviv Oblast Police opened criminal proceedings under Part 2 of Article 286 (Violation of Traffic Safety Rules) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The sanction of the article provides for punishment – deprivation of liberty for a term of three to eight years with deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a term of up to three years or without it.
Law enforcement officers are establishing the circumstances of the incident.
Communications Department of the Lviv Oblast Police