The authorities of Poland commented on the arrest of a Tajik national in Poland for drunk driving and causing the death of a passenger. The district prosecutor’s office in Rzeszów reported new details about the fatal traffic accident, where one citizen of Tajikistan died and two others were injured. A representative of the district prosecutor’s […]
The authorities of Poland commented on the arrest of a Tajik national in Poland for drunk driving and causing the death of a passenger.
The district prosecutor’s office in Rzeszów reported new details about the fatal traffic accident, where one citizen of Tajikistan died and two others were injured.
A representative of the district prosecutor’s office in Rzeszów, Krzysztof Cechanowski, stated that the suspect and two 20-year-old citizens of Tajikistan spent the evening together.
“Around 11:00 PM, they decided to take a ride in a Mercedes car, which was driven by the suspect. On Langevicha Street, near the railway crossing, the driver lost control and, trying to steer out of a skid, crashed into a tree just beyond the crossing,” Cechanowski reported.
According to the prosecutor’s office, the impact was so severe that one of the passengers died at the scene, while another is in the hospital in serious condition. The driver was also taken to the hospital and is under police observation. If his health allows, he will be transferred to a correctional facility.
It was previously reported that 20-year-old Rustambek S. spent the evening with two of his compatriots and relatives, citizens of Tajikistan: Daler S. and Khofiz S. Around 11:00 PM, the three of them were driving in a Mercedes car, which was being driven by Rustambek.
Near the railway crossing on Langevicha Street, the car skidded, the driver attempted to steer out of the skid but lost control and crashed into a tree just beyond the crossing.
As a result, passenger Daler S. died at the scene, while another passenger, Khofiz S., sustained extensive multiple injuries and was taken to the regional clinical hospital No. 2 in Rzeszów. The driver sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to the Ministry of Internal Affairs Hospital in Rzeszów.
According to the prosecutor’s office, the immediate cause of the accident was the failure to comply with the speed limit according to road conditions. The driver’s speed will be determined by the investigation. It is known that he was intoxicated, with a blood alcohol content of about 2.5 per mille. The 20-year-old citizen of Tajikistan has been charged with causing a fatal traffic accident, and he will also be charged with driving under the influence.
Fatal traffic accidents and driving a vehicle under the influence of alcohol are punishable by imprisonment for up to 20 years, the prosecutor’s office noted.
“The suspect did not plead guilty to the charges and provided testimony indicating that he does not remember — at least, that is what he claims — the entire incident and that he was behind the wheel of the vehicle,” Krzysztof Cechanowski stated.
According to the prosecutor’s office, the 20-year-old citizen of Tajikistan has no prior convictions, but from December 2023 to February 2025, he received three fines for traffic violations.