In Irkutsk, a Nissan driver hit two pedestrians crossing the road illegally, then tried to flee the accident scene. Police witnesses quickly caught and blocked the car. The driver was a 26 year old man, previously stripped of his license, and smelled of alcohol. The injured 16 year old girl and 18 year old young man with head injuries were hospitalized, and the offender faces administrative action.
The traffic accident occurred last Saturday at around 11 p.m. on Sibirskikh Partizan Street. The driver of a Nissan AD, while heading toward Makarenko Street, hit a 16-year-old girl and an 18-year-old young man who were crossing the road at an unauthorized location.Immediately after the collision, the man tried to flee, but a patrol and post service crew, which had witnessed the accident, began pursuing him. After a few minutes of chase, the police blocked the vehicle with the offender. He turned out to be a 26-year-old resident of the Leninsky District, who had been deprived of the right to drive a vehicle in June last year. A characteristic smell of alcohol was coming from him, but the driver refused to undergo a medical examination.
The pedestrians, with traumatic brain injuries, were hospitalized in a clinical hospital.
Police officers drew up administrative reports against the offender under Article 12.26 (Refusal to undergo a medical examination for intoxication) and under Article 12.27 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (Leaving the scene of a road traffic accident). Until the court decision, he will be held in the special detention facility of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs Directorate for the city of Irkutsk.
Based on materials from the press service of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs Directorate for the city of Irkutsk