Driver detained in Warsaw for killing 14-year-old Ukrainian in road accident
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Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:59:24 +0200
A court in Warsaw has ordered the threemonth detention of a minibus driver who fatally struck a 14yearold Ukrainian boy in early January.
Source Ukrinform, citing Piotr Skiba, Warsaw District Prosecutors 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 threeyear 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 Prosecutors Office spokesperson During Tuesdays hearing, the court granted the prosecutors motion and ordered the driver jailed...
He faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted of both charges.
Skiba pointed out that the victims mother spoke Polish fluently, implying that the family may have arrived in Poland prior to Russias fullscale 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 Prosecutors Office later confirmed that the deceased was a 14yearold Ukrainian boy.
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