The car involved in a horrific accident with four fatalities in Kyiv, whose driver has been detained, had 39 recorded traffic violations, the vast majority of which were for speeding, reported Oleksiy Biloshytskyi, First Deputy Chief of the Patrol Police Department of the NPU, on Saturday, raising the issue of increasing liability for such offenses, UNN reports.
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"A horrific accident at Karadachi in Kyiv. An ordinary day that became the last for four people, including a child. Three more people sustained serious injuries. The driver of the car was literally torn out of the completely wrecked vehicle," Biloshytskyi wrote on social media, expressing sincere condolences to the families, loved ones, friends, and colleagues of the deceased.
The Mercedes-Benz C300 involved in the accident had 39 recorded traffic violations, the vast majority of which were for speeding. 18 occurred during the past year alone... As well as one accident without injuries in March of this year,"
He pointed out that "there are many emotions and much more I would like to say, but the main thing now is: is a fine of 340 UAH enough to ensure that a violator does not do it again in the future?"
In many countries around the world, in addition to fines relevant to the offense, according to him, "mechanisms are in place that allow for a response specifically to systematic dangerous driver behavior." "If a person regularly disregards traffic rules, it should be a signal to the state and society of a potential danger to other road users. And such a person must prove their right to be a participant in road traffic as a driver!" Biloshytskyi emphasized.
"In light of yesterday's tragedy and many other accidents that have occurred and will occur, our country also needs such a mechanism," he stressed.
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According to Biloshytskyi, in the period from 01.01.2024 to 05.06.2024, police units of the National Police of Ukraine recorded 1,055,432 administrative offenses in the field of road safety. Additionally, patrol officers issued 1,730,364 citations for violations recorded in automatic mode.
"This is only for this year," he emphasized.