Repeat Offender Detained After Shootout in St. Petersburg

In the Primorsky District of St. Petersburg, traffic police were forced to open fire during a chase of a Haval car. The driver of this car had previously been deprived of his license for driving under the influence of drugs and this time was also in a state of intoxication.

The incident was reported by the public page «Road Inspector,» which is run by a traffic police officer. The car was noticed on the road, and police decided to check the driver«s identity. Suspecting pursuit, the driver tried to hide.

In the Bogatyrsky-Sitsevaya quarter, the car drove into a dead end. However, the Haval managed to drive over a high curb and continued moving along a pedestrian zone. In the process, the car hit a traffic police inspector and several fences. In response, police fired 16 shots from their service weapons, with some bullets hitting the tires and body.

While the service Skoda was driving around the courtyard, the driver abandoned the car and tried to escape on foot. At that moment, a janitor, acting completely calmly, tripped him. The fugitive fell on the snow and was unable to continue running.

The driver refused to undergo a medical examination. Four protocols have already been drawn up against him. He faces criminal charges for repeated driving under the influence, as well as Article 318 of the Russian Criminal Code for using violence against a police officer.