A 73-year-old driver will be tried in the Kherson region because of the death of a 1.5-month-old baby.
The pre-trial investigation into the circumstances of the accident lasted more than three months. Now the indictment has been sent to court. The suspect faces three to eight years in prison .
The fatal accident occurred on August 26 on the bypass road of the village of Chulakovka, Skadovskiy district.
Then a 73-year-old pensioner driving an Opel Vectra drove into the oncoming lane on a bend in the road and collided with a VAZ-2106.
In the cabin of the last car were a husband and wife, their one and a half-month-old son and grandmother.
The child received injuries incompatible with life. The 32-year-old mother of the baby and his 55-year-old grandmother with injuries of varying severity were hospitalized in the hospital. The drivers were not injured during the accident.
Criminal proceedings were then opened on the fact of violation of road safety rules or vehicle operation by persons driving vehicles.
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Death of a baby in an accident: a 73-year-old pensioner will be tried in the Kherson region/2 photos
According to the head of the investigation department crimes in the field of transport Dmitry Dumansky, the investigators found that the 73-year-old suspect was inattentive, did not follow situation on the road and was not convinced of safety when changing directions.
