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A criminal case on an accident which resulted in the death of a father and his newborn son in Krasnodarskiy krai is a subject to control of the Main Investigative Directorate

On August 29, 2022, the law enforcement agencies of the Slavyansky raion of Krasnodarskiy krai received a report about a traffic accident that killed a 30-year-old father and his newborn son. On this fact, the investigating authorities of the Investigative Committee of Russia in Krasnodarskiy krai launched a criminal case on a violation of traffic rules committed while intoxicated, which caused the death of two persons through negligence (paragrapg "a", Part 6, Article 264 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).

According to the investigation, on the afternoon of August 29, 2022, a 29-year-old man, being intoxicated, drove a VAZ 2170 Priora car. Moving along the highway in the direction of Slavyansk-Petrovskaya-Tselinny-Achuyevo towards the Slavyansk-on-Kuban city, the defendant exceeded the permitted speed, drove into the oncoming lane, where he collided with a VAZ 2109 car moving in the opposite direction driven by a 30-year-old local resident. As a result of an accident, the driver of the VAZ 2109 and his newborn son died at the scene of the accident. The wife of the deceased with a 6-year-old daughter received injuries of varying severity and were taken to a medical institution, where they receive the necessary assistance. In addition, the passenger of the Priora car and the suspect were also injured.

Currently, the suspect has been detained by the investigator, and a petition will be submitted to court to order to impose a ptre-trial restraint as custody to him. Within the investigation, all necessary investigative actions are carried out aimed at identifying the circumstances of the crime committed and collecting evidence.

The Chairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia instructed Mr. Maslov A.K., Head of the Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee for Krasnodar krai, to submit a report on the circumstances of the incident.

The investigation of the criminal case is a subject to control in the Main Investigative Directorate od the Department.