In Irkutsk, a court remanded the driver of private minibus 13, who hit a 53 year old woman at an uncontrolled crosswalk. She died en route to hospital. The case continues.
In Irkutsk, a court, at the request of the internal affairs investigative authorities, ordered the detention of the driver of a private Route No. 13 minibus. The man struck a 53-year-old woman who was crossing the road at an uncontrolled pedestrian crossing at the intersection of Sukhe-Bator and Rabochaya streets. As a result of the traffic accident, the woman died on the way to the hospital.The investigation into the criminal case against the alleged culprit of the tragic crash is ongoing; he faces up to five years in prison and deprivation of the right to drive a vehicle for up to three years.
– It has been established that the driver violated clauses 1.14.1, 5.19.1, 5.19.2, 14.1 of the Russian Federation Traffic Rules, – the website of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Irkutsk Region reports. – On this fact, the specialized investigative department for investigating road accidents of the Main Investigative Directorate has opened a criminal case on the elements of an offense under Part 3 of Article 264 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (violation of traffic rules and vehicle operation rules resulting in the death of a person through negligence).
As a reminder, the accident occurred on November 16 at around eight in the morning. According to preliminary information, the driver of a PAZ-320540 bus struck the Irkutsk resident while she was walking across an uncontrolled pedestrian crossing. According to the results of the medical examination, the driver was sober.