In Irkutsk police detained an 18 year old VAZ 2106 driver who caused a head on crash on the hydroelectric dam and fled. He had no license. A Skoda Octavia passenger was injured, but serious consequences were avoided.
Law enforcement officers detained the culprit of the traffic accident on the hydroelectric dam, which occurred in Irkutsk at around half past eight in the evening on January 8. A head-on collision occurred between a VAZ-2106 and a Skoda Octavia. The driver of the “six” fled the scene. However, police officers managed to quickly track down the young man.- Traffic police officers established that an 18-year-old resident of Irkutsk was behind the wheel, - the press service of the Main Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Irkutsk Region noted. – He did not have a driver’s license. He is now being held in a temporary detention facility.
As a reminder, the accident occurred on the hydroelectric dam in Irkutsk on January 8. The driver of the domestic car lost control, crossed into the oncoming lane, and head-on collided with the foreign-made Skoda Octavia.
Fortunately, no one was killed, but the passenger of the foreign car was injured; after examination, medics sent her home. And the driver of the Zhiguli, which was torn in half, despite his injuries, fled the scene.
As a result of the traffic violations committed by the driver, police officers drew up administrative reports against the 18-year-old resident of Irkutsk under Part 2 of Article 12.27 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (leaving the scene of a traffic accident by the driver) and Part 1 of Article 12.7 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (driving a vehicle without a license).