The Khabarovsk Territory Prosecutor’s Office reported that a young man was found guilty in connection with a traffic incident that claimed one life. The case was heard by a Khabarovsk court, involving a 23-year-old local resident who was responsible for a fatal crash in September 2022. The court established that the defendant had been drinking and did not hold a driving license, yet he took the keys to a car owned by a friend and drove around the city. During the journey, he nodded off at the wheel.
At the time of the crash, there was a passenger in the vehicle who died after colliding with a light pole on the Eastern Highway. The surviving individual sustained injuries not considered life-threatening, but later died in the hospital where he was treated. The driver was convicted of illegally possessing a vehicle for the purpose of theft and of violating traffic rules, with the resulting death attributed to negligence.
The court sentenced the offender to five and a half years in a penal colony settlement. The ruling reflects authorities’ stance on DUI and negligent driving, underscoring the severe consequences of drunk driving and unauthorized use of another person’s car. [Attribution: Official Telegram channel of the Prosecutor’s Office of the Khabarovsk Territory].
In another incident reported from Khabarovsk, a man who was intoxicated reportedly died while attempting to elude police by hiding in a vehicle. He died at the scene on his birthday, and his 19-year-old girlfriend died later in intensive care. [Attribution: Official Telegram channel of the Prosecutor’s Office of the Khabarovsk Territory].