A court in Warsaw has ordered the three-month detention of a minibus driver who fatally struck a 14-year-old Ukrainian boy in early January.

Source: Ukrinform, citing Piotr Skiba, Warsaw District Prosecutor's Office spokesperson, as reported by European Pravda

Details: Skiba reported that the driver has been accused with causing a deadly accident and fled the scene, a crime punishable by five to twenty years in prison.

The man is also accused of driving while under a three-year suspension for past offences, which is valid until April 2026. This charge carries an additional sentence of three months to five years in jail.

Quote from Warsaw Prosecutor's Office spokesperson: "During Tuesday's hearing, the court granted the prosecutor's motion and ordered the driver jailed... He faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted of both charges.

Skiba pointed out that the victim's mother spoke Polish fluently, implying that the family may have arrived in Poland prior to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine."

Background: 

• The incident occurred on the evening of 3 January. The minibus driver hit the boy on a pedestrian crossing and then fled the scene. The boy was rushed to hospital, but later died of his injuries.
• The Warsaw District Prosecutor's Office later confirmed that the deceased was a 14-year-old Ukrainian boy.

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