According to Russian media, in Sestroretsk, St. Petersburg, on October 4, a driver of a passenger car hit a 15-year-old schoolboy at a pedestrian crossing. Judging by footage from surveillance cameras, a bus stopped to let the teenager cross the road, after which the young man began to cross. The driver of the “Chery Arrizo-8,” […]
According to Russian media, in Sestroretsk, St. Petersburg, on October 4, a driver of a passenger car hit a 15-year-old schoolboy at a pedestrian crossing.
Judging by footage from surveillance cameras, a bus stopped to let the teenager cross the road, after which the young man began to cross.
The driver of the “Chery Arrizo-8,” a 25-year-old citizen of Tajikistan, “did not pay attention to the stopped public transport” and hit the boy at high speed, the media reports.
The teenager was hospitalized in serious condition. According to the police, the impact was so strong that, although the boy was clipped by the side door, he was thrown aside.
As a result of the accident, the schoolboy sustained a traumatic brain injury, a jaw fracture, a cervical vertebra fracture, and other injuries. He was hospitalized in serious condition. The victim is in the 9th grade.
The police of St. Petersburg are conducting an investigation into the accident. It is noted in the report that the citizen of Tajikistan is currently in custody and a criminal case has been initiated against him under paragraph 1 of Article 264 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (Violation by a person driving a vehicle of traffic rules, resulting in unintentional serious harm to human health).
The Tajik national faces a penalty of up to three years in prison.
According to the police, the perpetrator of the accident had not previously been held accountable or had any criminal record.
The identity of the Tajik national is not disclosed. He is also unavailable for comments.