In Gomel, a drunk female driver in a passenger car hit a pedestrian and fled the scene of an accident

August 9, Gomel. In Gomel, a drunk woman driver in a passenger car knocked down a pedestrian and fled the scene of an accident, BelTA learned from the agitation and propaganda department of the traffic police department of the Internal Affairs Directorate of the Gomel regional executive committee.

The road accident happened on the evening of August 8 at Mazurova street. A drunk 39-year-old Mitsubishi driver hit a 55-year-old woman who was crossing the road at a traffic light. "After the collision, instead of helping the woman who was injured through her fault, the driver fled the scene. After a short time, the driver was detained by the traffic police battalion of the traffic police of the Internal Affairs Directorate of the Gomel Regional Executive Committee on Proletarskaya Street," the traffic police said.

The injured female pedestrian was taken to the intensive care unit of the hospital.

The regional traffic police reminded drivers of a strict ban on driving a car in a state ofalcohol intoxication . “In addition to administrative liability in the form of a fine of up to 200 basic units and up to 5 years of deprivation of the right to drive a vehicle, the driver may also be held criminally liable. When approaching pedestrian crossings, you should be as careful as possible while driving. who cross the carriageway at a regulated or unregulated pedestrian crossing," the UGAI ATC stressed.