A drunk resident of the Ostrovets district stole a car and killed a pedestrian: the court issued a verdict

May 15, Grodno. The Ostrovetsky District COURT considered a criminal case of theft and violation of traffic rules by a person driving a vehicle in a stateALCOHOL intoxication resulting in the death of a pedestrian through negligence. BELTA was informed about this by the press service of the Grodno Regional Court.

As the department said, on the afternoon of October 9, 2023, the accused, while intoxicated, repeatedly entered the victim’s Nissan Vanette, which was located in the courtyard of a house in the village of Izobelino, and, using the key left in the ignition lock, made trips in it . Continuing his criminal actions, the defendant in the evening of the same day, without having the right to drive a vehicle, in a stolen car, while drunk, hit a pedestrian on the road in the Ostrovetsky district. It is clarified that the man lost control of the car, as he was significantly exceeding the speed. As a result of the accident, the pedestrian suffered serious injuries from which he died.

By a court verdict, the accused was found guilty of unlawfully taking possession of a vehicle and driving it without the intent of stealing (theft), and on the basis of Part 1 of Article 214 of the Criminal Code, he was sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 1 year. He was also found guilty of unlawfully taking possession of a vehicle and driving it without the intent of theft (theft), committed repeatedly, and on the basis of Part 2 of Art. 214 of the Criminal Code he was sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 2 years. The man was also found guilty of violating traffic rules by a person driving a vehicle while intoxicated, resulting in the death of a person through negligence, and on the basis of Part 4 of Article 317 of the Criminal Code he was sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 7 years with deprivation of the right to engage in activities related to driving vehicles for a period of 8 years. Based on the totality of crimes, by absorbing a less severe punishment into a more severe one and completely adding an additional punishment, the defendant was finally sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 7 years with deprivation of the right to engage in activities related to driving vehicles for a period of 8 years to serve a sentence of imprisonment in a correctional colony under general regime conditions.

By a court verdict, monetary compensation for moral damage in the amount of Br220 thousand was recovered from the accused in favor of the wife of the deceased and his five children. The court verdict did not enter into legal force and can be appealed and protested in the manner prescribed by law.