Drunk driver without license causes accident in Urals

A serious road traffic accident occurred on the night of February 1 on a highway near Zarechny. The driver of a VAZ-21120 car, after accelerating, lost control, and his vehicle veered into the oncoming lane.

There, a collision occurred with a Lada-211440 car.

As established by traffic police officers, the 33-year-old VAZ driver got behind the wheel without a license and while drunk: the alcohol concentration in his exhaled air was 0.442 mg/l.

The culprit faces administrative liability in the form of large fines and arrest. His car was moved to an impound lot.

At the wheel of the Lada was a sober 23-year-old driver, who was traveling with three passengers. Over five years of driving experience, the young man has received 56 fines for traffic violations.

As a result of the accident, both drivers and all passengers of the Lada were injured. All of them with injuries were hospitalized in a medical facility.

«At the scene of the accident, all necessary measures were carried out by State Traffic Inspectorate officers. During the inspection of road conditions, deficiencies in winter road maintenance were recorded, and materials were sent to the servicing organization with a demand for their elimination,» noted the traffic police.