12 years in prison for a fatal accident: a National Guard officer sentenced in Dnipropetrovsk region
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A National Guard officer has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for a traffic accident in Dnipropetrovsk region in which three soldiers were killed. He was driving under the influence of drugs.
By court verdict, a law enforcement officer was sentenced to 12 years of imprisonment for a traffic accident in which three people died. UNN reports with reference to the press service of the Office of the Prosecutor General.
Details
A National Guard officer has been found guilty of a fatal road accident that occurred in February 2023 on the Mykolaiv - Kryvyi Rih highway.
Prosecutors of the Kryvyi Rih Specialized Prosecutor's Office proved that the convicted person got behind the wheel of an SUV after using drugs.
Moving along the "Mykolaiv - Kryvyi Rih" highway, during overtaking, he drove into the oncoming lane, where he collided with a VAZ car.
As a result of the collision, three soldiers were killed - the driver and two passengers of the car.
Addendum
National Guard officer found guilty of violating traffic safety rules by a person driving a vehicle while intoxicated, resulting in the death of three people (Part 4 of Article 286-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). The convicted person did not admit his guilt.
Recall
Svyatoshynskyi Court of Kyiv extended the arrest of former judge Oleksiy Tandyra until May 8. He is accused of causing a fatal accident while intoxicated, in which a National Guard member was killed at a checkpoint.
The court chose a preventive measure in the form of detention for 60 days for the husband of blogger Anna Zhuk, who was driving a Lexus during the accident.
A serviceman wanted for a serious traffic accident in the Kyiv region has been extradited from Poland.