A drunk driver hit a cyclist in Ivano-Frankivsk region: a woman died

A drunk driver hit a cyclist in Ivano-Frankivsk region: a woman died

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A drunk driver ran over a 63-year-old cyclist to death in the village of Khutir-Budyliv, Ivano-Frankivsk region, Ukraine.

In the village of Khutir-Budyliv in Ivano-Frankivsk region, a drunk driver ran over a 63-year-old cyclist to death. This was reported by the police of Ivano-Frankivsk region, UNN reports .

The police received a report of a traffic accident on February 15. An investigative team immediately arrived at the scene. Law enforcement officers found that a 50-year-old driver of a Volkswagen Passat had hit a cyclist. The latter was moving in the same direction,

- the statement said.

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A medical examination revealed that the driver was intoxicated at the time of the accident. As a result of the accident, the cyclist, born in 1961, a local resident, died on the spot from her injuries.

Law enforcement officers initiated criminal proceedings over the incident under Part 3 of Art. 286-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (Violation of the rules of road safety or operation of transport by persons driving vehicles while intoxicated). A number of forensic examinations have been ordered, after which a procedural decision will be made in the criminal proceedings.

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