In Kyiv, a drunk driver without a license hit a patrol officer — police opened fire

In Kyiv on Budindustriyi Street, an intoxicated Alfa Romeo driver, during a pursuit, ran over a patrol officer, caused several collisions and attempted to flee, and police used their service firearms to force the vehicle to stop.

According to the Patrol Police of Ukraine, a crew on duty in the Pecherskyi district noticed an Alfa Romeo violating traffic rules. The driver ignored the lawful order to stop and, accelerating, continued to drive.

When officers tried to stop the car, the driver struck one of the inspectors and rammed a police vehicle, after which he hit a parked Mercedes.

The police noted the legal grounds for the use of weapons and emphasized that there were no injured persons.

To forcibly stop the vehicle, in accordance with Part 4, Clause 7, Article 46 of the Law of Ukraine “On the National Police,” patrol officers used service firearms. As a result of the shooting, there were no injuries

After the vehicle was stopped, inspectors recorded signs of alcohol intoxication in the driver, but he refused to undergo an examination.

It was also found that this man for the second time within a year got behind the wheel while intoxicated and had previously been deprived of the right to drive by a court decision for drunk driving.

The offender was detained and administrative materials were drawn up:

• protocol under Part 1, Article 122-2 КУпАП (failure to comply with the requirement to stop);
• protocol under Article 122-4 КУпАП (leaving the scene of an accident by the driver);
• protocol under Part 2, Article 130 КУпАП (repeated driving of a vehicle in a state of intoxication within a year);
• protocol under Part 5, Article 126 КУпАП (repeated driving of a vehicle by a person who does not have the right to drive);
• 2 protocols under Article 124 КУпАП (traffic rules violations that caused a road traffic accident).

The man was detained in accordance with Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code (КПК). Information about his actions has been entered into the Unified Register of Pre-Trial Investigations (ЄРДР) under Part 2, Article 342 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (ККУ) (resistance to law enforcement officers); investigators will further clarify all the circumstances of the incident.

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