OGP: the boy who committed a fatal accident in Kharkiv at the age of 16 was sentenced to 8 years behind bars

A court in Kharkiv sentenced 19-year-old Mykola Kharkivskyi to eight years in prison due to a road accident in Kharkiv in 2021, as a result of which one person died and three others were injured, the Prosecutor General’s Office reported.

The prosecutor’s office does not name the defendant, but the circumstances of the case point to Mykola Kharkivskyi.

The court found him guilty of violating road safety rules by a person driving a vehicle, which caused the death of a person and injuries to three more victims.

According to the court verdict, he will also be disqualified from driving for three years. In addition, the convict must pay one million hryvnias to both children of the deceased driver.

“Prosecutors proved that on October 26, 2021, at around 8:40 p.m., in the area of ​​the intersection of Gagarin Avenue (now Aerokosmyny) and Odeska Street in Kharkiv, a 16-year-old boy, driving an Infinity Q50, ran a red traffic light. This led to a collision with a Chevrolet Aveo car, the 58-year-old driver of which died on the spot,” says the OGP.

“After the accident, the 16-year-old driver and three passengers of his car were taken to the hospital with injuries. At the medical facility, he provided incorrect personal data, indicated the wrong residential address, and also tried to leave the hospital premises, but was detained by police officers. The young man was awaiting the verdict in custody,” added the prosecutor’s office.

The defendant can file an appeal. As Suspilne reports, the convict’s father, Mykhailo Kharkivskyi, said after the meeting that they would consider the possibility of filing an appeal later.

The OGP noted that the minor boy had previously been prosecuted for committing administrative and criminal offenses, in particular, in July 2021, the court found him guilty of intentional infliction of moderate bodily harm and sentenced him to two years of imprisonment with a probationary term of one year.

The accident involving 16-year-old Mykola Kharkivskyi occurred on the evening of October 26, 2021. He was driving the Infinity and tried to cross the intersection at high speed at a red traffic light, where he collided with another Chevrolet car. As a result of the accident, the driver of the Chevrolet was killed, three passengers of the Infinity were hospitalized.

The investigation in the case lasted several months. According to the results of one of the conducted examinations, “Infiniti” was moving at a speed of 180 kilometers per hour during the collision.