Case on the death of a Russian citizen on the island of Crete brought to court

Novosibirsk investigators completed the investigation of the criminal case of the death of a Russian citizen as a result of a road accident on the island of Crete. The case was initiated under Part 3 of Article 264 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation Violation by the person driving the car of the rules of the road, which by negligence caused the death of a person. On 8 September 2018, a car driven by a 20-year-old young man was found to have gone to the counter-traffic lane on the road from Retimno to Spili Island of Crete, where it collided with another car. Two passengers suffered in the accident, one of whom died of her injuries in hospital. The driver of the car driving on a dry asphalt surface during daylight hours, With sufficient visibility, on a technically serviceable vehicle, grossly violated the rules of traffic safety and operation of the vehicles, He chose an unsafe speed for traffic, lost control of driving the vehicle, Made a trip to the lane for traffic in the opposite direction and allowed collision with the opposite car, specified in Novosibirsk control of the RCS. After the accident, the man left Crete Island. He was internationally wanted. In September 2019, the perpetrator of the accident was detained at Moscow airport. It is specified that he committed a crime outside Russia against a citizen of the Russian Federation, was not convicted in a foreign state for this crime, so in accordance with the requirements of Part 3 of Article 12 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, legally prosecuted under Part 3 of Article 264 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. The criminal case with the confirmed indictment was referred to the court.