Drunk Kyiv police officer hits two pedestrians in Volyn and flees the scene of the accident

In the Volyn region, a police officer from Kyiv, in a state of alcohol intoxication, hit two pedestrians and fled the scene of the accident. The victims were hospitalized, and the perpetrator has been detained.

This was reported by the press service of the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine.

According to the Office of the Prosecutor General, yesterday evening a 20-year-old police officer from Kyiv, while driving under the influence of alcohol, hit two pedestrians who were walking along the shoulder of the road in the village of Soshychne, Volyn region.

After the collision, the driver did not stop to help the victims, but fled the scene of the accident. A 43-year-old man and a 39-year-old woman sustained moderate bodily injuries. Both are in the hospital.

The law enforcement officer was detained shortly after the accident. According to the results of the test, the alcohol content in his blood was 2.07 ppm.

Earlier we wrote that in the Poltava region a drunk police officer hit and killed two 17-year-old sisters who were walking along the shoulder of the road. The girls died at the scene from the injuries they sustained. The law enforcement officer initially fled the scene of the accident, but returned after some time.