Criminal lawyer Maxim Kalinov said in an interview with socialbites.ca that the KAMAZ driver, who killed two cyclists by dropping them in the Leningrad Region, could be sentenced to up to seven years in prison.
Kalinov noted that the probability of the person who arranged the transport of a heavy vehicle to be held criminally responsible is small.
“The offender can be sentenced to up to seven years in prison in accordance with article 264 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation – “Violation of traffic rules, resulting in the death of two or more people due to negligence.” Most likely, all responsibility will lie with the driver, since according to preliminary data rules of the road He was the violator. The necessary investigations will be made. If he is in any way responsible for the condition of the car, possible malfunctions, etc., it may be the fault of the trip organizer. But this is extremely unlikely, such cases are in isolation, so most likely all responsibility will lie with the driver ” said Kalinov.
The tragedy occurred around 10:40 am in the Vyborgsky district of the Leningrad region, on the 59th kilometer of the Scandinavian highway. A 31-year-old driver was driving the truck. As a result of the accident, 2 female students died at the scene, while 7 athletes and their trainers were injured. A criminal case was opened for the accident.
it was before named The cause of the fatal accident experienced by cyclists in the Leningrad region.