The officer who felled a teenager in Mytishchi remains in custody until July 12 following a decision by the local district prosecutor’s office. The detained officer faced questions from investigators and chose to oppose the request for a preventive measure that would keep him out of custody, while still admitting guilt in the incident.
Witnesses describe a night scene on Sukromka Street where a Kia Rio, driven by a veteran traffic police inspector, did not slow at an unregulated crosswalk and collided with a minor born in 2006. After the collision, the driver fled the scene. The injured child was hospitalized with injuries described as varying in severity. Reports indicate that alcohol was a factor for the driver. The officer named in the incident is identified as a 30-year-old veteran traffic police inspector, Andrei Grishin, who was believed to be behind the wheel at the time of the crash.
Earlier accounts from bystanders mention a separate incident to the east of Moscow involving a driver who struck a four-year-old boy. Authorities are reviewing the details from that event to determine parallels or contributing factors that may extend to the Mytishchi case. The investigation continues with a focus on how such accidents occur near crossing points that lack traffic control devices, and on assessing the role of driver behavior in the aftermath.
[Source: Moscow District Prosecutor’s Office (citation)]