Alexey Levin, co-founder of the Syrovarnya restaurant chain and one of the best confectioners in Russia, died with his family in an accident in the Oryol region, the Mash Telegram channel reported. The accident, in which three people lost their lives, occurred on the night of March 24 in the Mtsensk region, on the 306th kilometer of the M-2 “Crimea” highway.
According to KP Orel, a 40-year-old Mercedes Benz Actros 2543 tractor driver entered the opposite lane and collided with a Mitsubishi Pajero SUV (a restaurant operator was driving this car). According to Mash, the driver of the truck lost control and crashed into a Mitsubishi at full speed. According to the press service of the Russian Interior Ministry in the Oryol region, the accident occurred at around 00:40 local time.
“The blow was so strong that Mitsubishi just turned into a pile of metal,” the Orlovsky Meridian newspaper said.
One of the dead was the wife and detective of Alexei Svetlana, the specialist of the program “Andrey Malakhov”. Alive” Svetlana Levina. The restaurant operator’s brother also died in the accident. They died at the scene of the accident. Alexey Levin died on the way to the hospital.
Svetlana’s colleague, private detective Maxim Zabolotny, told RIA Novosti “Svetlana herself died, her husband and her husband’s brother … Svetlana had two children – a 17-year-old daughter Alina and a 20- or 21-year-old Sasha. thing,” he said. .
Only one boy born in 2010, Levin’s nephew, survived. He was taken to the emergency room in critical condition.
“For almost an hour and a half, doctors fought for his life. Orel regional health department, now the patient remains in the Mtsensk Central Regional Hospital until the situation is completely stabilized, ”said the Orel regional health department.
The truck driver was arrested. Criminal proceedings were brought against the man under the article Violation of traffic rules resulting in the death of two or more persons due to negligence (section 5 of Article 264 of the Criminal Code). Now under house arrest, investigators are investigating the circumstances of the accident.
“Any person is upset. Talented – more “
Arkady Novikov, co-owner of the Cheese Factory, told 360 that the funeral of Alexei Levin has already been done.
“It was a long time ago, it was already buried. What can I say – I feel sorry for anyone. There are even more talented ones,” Novikov said.
Detective Maxim Zabolotny said that the late Svetlana Levina was her colleague in the detective agency.
“GSU SK 2011 is the best researcher of 2012. My friend and coworker. I will miss you. Rest in peace, ”sabolotny wrote in Telegram.
She also told RIA Novosti that Svetlana knew her husband only from his words. “Her husband Alexei was a very serious cook, he knew Novikov well, they worked together, they opened the Cheese Factory together,” added Zabolotny. He offered his condolences on Levins’ death.
What is known about the dead
Alexey Levin was the co-founder and pastry chef of the Syrovarnya restaurant chain, which has branches in Armenia, Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan, as well as in various Russian cities.
After the 9th grade, Levin entered the culinary school, then worked in the canteen of the FSB, and after graduating from the army got a job in the restaurant Le Duc of Andrei Dellos. Within a few years he became the foreman of the confectionery shop, and after the birth of his second child, he moved to the restaurant Ju-Ju, where he worked as a pastry chef for eight years. Together with Arkady Novikov, Levin founded the Cheese Factory, where he developed many special desserts. Levin has been in the restaurant business for over 20 years.
In an interview in 2014, Alexey admitted that he has never faced difficulties in his profession, as he loves his job without limits and “it feels like a vacation”. He also said that he was a confectioner because from an early age he “loved everything sweet”, especially sweets from his childhood – Prague and Leningradsky cakes.
The deceased spouse of culinary specialist Svetlana Levina was a specialist in the program “Andrey Malakhov”. Live”. The detective, along with other experts, appeared in the 2021 issues, where he understood the history of the singer and actress Anastasia Makeeva. Then Levina helped to expose the network of intruders. Two children remained from Alexei and Svetlana.