In Penza completed the investigation of the case of the driver who knocked down the spouses and fled the scene of the accident

In Penza, the investigation of the criminal case of a fatal accident in which a married couple suffered was completed. The driver of the Ford car hit two pedestrians and fled the scene. As a result, the man died in hospital, and his wife suffered moderate injuries.

According to the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Penza region, the accident occurred on December 6, 2025 in the village of Victory. At night, the car was moving along the road from the Kurortnaya Street in the direction of Solovyina Street.

According to investigators, the driver born in 1973 did not take into account road and weather conditions, chose unsafe speed and did not notice pedestrians on the road – a man born in 1961 and a woman born in 1967.

As a result of the collision, both spouses were injured. The man subsequently died in a medical facility, his wife suffered moderate injuries.

After the accident, the driver did not stop and continued to move. Eyewitnesses from nearby houses called police and an ambulance.

When the traffic police made an accident, they noticed a car with damage that could indicate involvement in the incident. The police began to pursue and demanded the driver to stop.

The man complied with the request, but while communicating with him, police officers smelled alcohol. When asked to get out of the car, he refused and became aggressive. As a result, the police had to use special means.

The driver refused to undergo an examination for alcohol intoxication.

Subsequently, the man said that he did not notice the pedestrians and after the collision continued to move. He later returned on the same road in the opposite direction, where he was stopped by the police.

In relation to the driver, a criminal case was initiated under paragraph “b” of part 4 of Article 264 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. He faces up to 12 years in prison with deprivation of the right to engage in certain activities for up to three years.

Currently, the investigation is completed, the materials of the criminal case were sent to the court for consideration on the merits.