The Porsche driver who caused a fatal drunken accident in Gatchina was arrested
A court in the Leningrad region has chosen a measure of restraint for a motorist who got drunk behind the wheel, caused a fatal accident and fled. This is reported by the regional prosecutor's office.
The accident occurred on January 17 at 19:03 on the 14th km of the Gatchina–Opole highway. According to police, the 37-year-old driver of a Porsche Cayenne drove into oncoming traffic in a place where it is prohibited, and crashed into a Lada Kalina driven by a 43-year-old man.
The driver of a domestic car died on the spot. The Porsche driver fled without calling paramedics, but was soon arrested. He was taken to a medical facility, after which he was handed over to police officers.
As it turned out, he was intoxicated at the time of the accident, clarifies 78.ru . The police also found that in 2025, the Porsche driver was prosecuted for traffic violations more than 130 times.
A criminal case was opened against the motorist under clauses "a, b", Part 4 of Article 264 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Violation of traffic rules that negligently caused the death of a person, committed by a person in a state of intoxication, associated with leaving the place of its commission"). The court chose a preventive measure against him in the form of detention.
The police noted that the Ford Focus car, which was moving along the road at that moment, was also damaged as a result of the accident.
Earlier in January, it was reported that the investigation of a criminal case against a motorist from the city of Severomorsk, who got behind the wheel under the influence of drugs and caused a fatal accident, had been completed. Driving a Lexus RX350, she seriously exceeded the speed limit and crashed into a Renault Duster. The driver of the crossover died on the spot.
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