In Krasnoyarsk, a garbage truck driver will answer to the court for the death of a pensioner

In the Krasnoyarsk Territory, the driver of a garbage truck who killed a pensioner will answer to the court. This was announced on September 15 by the regional prosecutor's office.

"The prosecutor approved charges against him for traffic violations while intoxicated, which negligently caused the death of a person (paragraph "a" of Part 4 of Article 264 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Violation of traffic rules and operation of vehicles, which negligently caused the death of a person committed by a person in a state of intoxication")," the Telegram says.- the department's channel.

It is specified that in June of this year, the driver of a garbage truck under the influence of drugs, reversing through the house territory on Lado Ketskhoveli Street, hit an elderly woman, as a result of which the pensioner died on the spot.

The accused partially admits guilt, but disputes the state of intoxication. His position will be evaluated in court, the prosecutor's office added.

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On August 18, in the Tula region, a man died when hit by a garbage truck. A vehicle hit a pedestrian while reversing. The incident occurred in the village of Strakhovo, a 45-year-old garbage truck driver was backing up and did not notice a pedestrian who was walking in the same direction.

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