“In Obolon, a Tesla driver hit a child while drunk. The driver was arrested and faces up to 10 years in prison.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: information from the Kyiv police, the Kyiv City Prosecutor’s Office
Details: The accident occurred around 9:15 p.m., when “a 23-year-old driver of an electric car, moving on the exit from the bridge from the side of Bogatyrska Street in the direction of Obolonskyi Avenue, hit a minor girl who was crossing the road on an unregulated pedestrian crossing.”
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The girl died at the scene from her injuries.
Investigators detained the Tesla driver.
Literally: “According to external signs, the violator was in a state of alcohol intoxication, but he refused to pass Drager.”
Details: The prosecutor’s office also indicates that the detainee passed the test the next day. “Exactly what prohibited substances the man used will be determined after receiving the results of all investigations,” the prosecutor’s office said, adding that this driver had been prosecuted three times for driving under the influence of alcohol over the past few years.
In February 2025, he was banned from driving for 5 years.
Investigators opened a case under the article “violation of traffic safety rules by persons in a state of intoxication.” The driver was arrested.
For what he committed, he faces up to ten years in prison.