Pensioner with a medal “For courage” shot down three people at a stop and got 2 years in Pushkin

In Pushkin ended the debate on the case of 81-year-old driver who hit three people at a stop. According to the press service of the joint courts in St. Petersburg, the Pushkin district court of St. Petersburg sentenced the man to two years of restriction of liberty and deprivation of driving license for 2.5 years. And also satisfied the claim for 2.5 million rubles.

The investigation believes that the driver of the Subaru on Orangerynaya Street in Pushkin went to the sidewalk, knocked down a road sign and three people at the bus stop. Among the victims are two children. One of them suffered serious injuries.

The prosecution asked to find the local resident guilty and set two years of restriction of freedom with a ban on driving for 2 years and 10 months. The victims filed a lawsuit for three million rubles, a million have already been reimbursed. The father of the injured girl left the punishment at the discretion of the court.

The defense asked to take into account that the defendant fully admitted his guilt. Earlier, the 81-year-old local resident was not convicted, only once was brought for traffic violation. In addition, he was awarded the medal “For Courage”, the medal “Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR” and the diploma of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.

“I immediately pleaded guilty and asked for forgiveness,” the defendant said after the verdict.