After 3 months, the case of a fatal accident on the highway “Fushnoy – Taibola” went to court

In the Kola district, a 66-year-old resident of Murmansk will appear before the court, who in a state of intoxication shot down a pedestrian to death. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Murmansk region.

Investigators established that on July 20, 2026, a man driving a Chevrolet-Niva was driving along the Fushnoy-Taibol road. He went to the oncoming lane and ran into a pedestrian who was walking along the side of the road in a passing direction. From multiple injuries, a pedestrian born in 1958 died on the spot.

The driver was drunk. The survey showed 1.216 milligrams of alcohol per liter of exhaled air - this is significantly higher than normal. It also turned out that the man drove into the oncoming lane through a solid line of markings, and in the summer his car was studded tires, which is also prohibited.

During the interrogation, the defendant fully admitted guilt. He said he had a drink before the trip and then went to the grocery store. He said the consequences came later.

Now the investigation of the case was completed and transferred to the court. The man is accused under article on violation of traffic rules, which by negligence led to the death of a person and committed in a state of intoxication. The maximum penalty is up to 12 years in prison.

Earlier, “MK in Murmansk” told about this case, how a drunk driver drove to a meeting and knocked down a pedestrian to death in the Kola district.