{"id":594150,"date":"2026-06-21T20:05:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T17:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/2026\/06\/594150\/car-crash-in-mykolaiv-the-audi-driver-who-while-drunk-killed-a-woman-and-her-daughter-faces-up-to-12-years-in-prison\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T20:05:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T17:05:47","slug":"car-crash-in-mykolaiv-the-audi-driver-who-while-drunk-killed-a-woman-and-her-daughter-faces-up-to-12-years-in-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/en\/2026\/06\/594150\/car-crash-in-mykolaiv-the-audi-driver-who-while-drunk-killed-a-woman-and-her-daughter-faces-up-to-12-years-in-prison\/","title":{"rendered":"Car crash in Mykolaiv: the Audi driver who, while drunk, killed a woman and her daughter faces up to 12 years in prison"},"content":{"rendered":"

Police detained and notified of suspicion the 31-year-old<\/strong> Audi driver who, while in a state of alcohol intoxication, caused a fatal road traffic accident in the center of Mykolaiv<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

As a result of the crash, 2 people<\/strong> died \u2014 the 50-year-old<\/strong> driver of a Citroen C3 and her 17-year-old<\/strong> daughter. Another 17-year-old<\/strong> passenger remains in a medical facility.<\/p>\n

On 21 June <\/strong>2026 the communications department of the Mykolaiv region police reported<\/a> this.<\/p>\n

The road traffic accident occurred at about 22:15 on 20 June <\/strong>2026 at the controlled intersection of Tsentralnyi Avenue and Zakhysnykiv Mykolaiv Street, formerly Dekabristiv.<\/p>\n

An Audi driven by a 31-year-old man and a Citroen C3 driven by a 50-year-old woman collided at the intersection.<\/p>\n

As a result of the collision, the Citroen C3 driver suffered fatal injuries and died at the scene.<\/p>\n

Two 17-year-old daughters were in her car. Both girls were hospitalized with injuries.<\/p>\n

One of the underage passengers sustained severe injuries. Despite doctors’ efforts, she later died in the medical facility.<\/p>\n

The other 17-year-old girl remains in the hospital. The police have not released detailed information about her condition.<\/p>\n

Investigators detained the Audi driver under Art. 208 <\/strong>of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine.<\/p>\n

Law enforcement established that the man was driving the vehicle while intoxicated. During procedural actions, he was found to have 2.51 per mille<\/strong> of alcohol.<\/p>\n

After the death of the second victim, the legal classification of the criminal proceeding was changed.<\/p>\n

21 June 2026<\/strong> investigators of the regional police chief’s office, under the procedural guidance of the prosecutor’s office, informed the driver of suspicion under Part 4 of Article 286-1 <\/strong>of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.<\/p>\n

He is charged with violating road traffic safety rules as a person who operated a vehicle while intoxicated, which caused the deaths of multiple people.<\/p>\n

The sanction of this article provides for up to 12 years<\/strong> imprisonment with deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of 7 to 10 years<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The court is expected to decide on a preventive measure for the suspect in the near future.<\/p>\n

The pre-trial investigation is ongoing. Police are establishing the full mechanism of the collision, the speed of the vehicles and other circumstances of the fatal accident.<\/p>\n

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