10 years for fatal road accident: appeals court upholds sentence for driver who hit 5-year-old boy
Kyiv • UNN
The Vinnytsia Oblast Court of Appeal upheld the sentence for the driver who, while intoxicated, hit a 5-year-old boy. The convicted person was sentenced to 10 years in prison and banned from driving for the same period.
The Vinnytsia Oblast Court of Appeal upheld the verdict against a driver who, while intoxicated, caused a fatal road accident involving a 5-year-old pedestrian in Vinnytsia. Juvenile prosecutors of the Vinnytsia Oblast Prosecutor's Office ensured the maximum penalty – 10 years of imprisonment and deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for the same period. This was reported by the Office of the Prosecutor General, writes UNN.
Details
According to the case materials, a man in a car hit a young boy who was crossing the road with his parents at an unregulated pedestrian crossing on Pyrohova Street. After the collision, the driver left the scene, and the child died in the hospital from the injuries sustained.
The court of appeal agreed with the prosecutors' arguments regarding the reasonableness and severity of the punishment imposed by the court of first instance. The verdict entered into force.
Recall
In Vinnytsia, a 39-year-old driver at a frantic speed hit a 5-year-old boy when he was crossing the road with his father at a pedestrian crossing. The child died in the hospital from the injuries sustained.