In Voronezh, the court received a case of a fatal collision of a boat on a child

The Central District Court of Voronezh received a criminal case about a resonant incident at the Voronezh reservoir that claimed the life of a minor. This was reported in the press service of the court.

According to investigators, the tragedy occurred on July 2. The accused, driving a small motor vessel in a state of alcoholic intoxication and not having the relevant documents, grossly violated the rules of traffic safety on the water. In the area of mass recreation, he exceeded speed and began to maneuver, as a result of which he hit a bathing teenager. The minor suffered serious injuries from which he died.

As the investigation established, realizing the danger of the victim’s condition and having a real opportunity to help him, the accused fled the scene, leaving the young man in a helpless state without calling emergency services.

Moreover, wanting to avoid responsibility, the man took active measures to hide his tracks: he removed identification numbers from a small vessel, tried to remove alcohol from the body, and also planned to leave the territory of the Voronezh region.

In connection with the foregoing, the accused is charged with violating the rules of traffic safety and operation of inland waterway transport by the person driving a small vessel, committed in a state of intoxication, resulting in the death of a person through negligence, as well as knowingly leaving without assistance a person in a life-threatening condition and deprived of the opportunity to take measures for self-preservation, if the guilty person had the opportunity to provide assistance and himself put him in a life-threatening condition.

A court hearing has been scheduled.