The Kharkov woman Elena Zaitseva admitted her guilt in an accident in which five people were killed on October 18.
She said this at a meeting of the Kiev district court of Kharkiv, where on Wednesday they consider the petition of the prosecutor's office to extend the measure of restraint to Zaitseva and the second suspect Gennady Dronov.
"I confess my guilt, I am ready to bear the responsibility and bear the punishment that the court will give me. But please forgive me. It was not influenced by any drugs. Any substances that I found were in the blood because of painkillers, which I sometimes take, "she said..
Lawyer Zaitseva reported that her client takes "Pentalgin", which includes codeine. That is, substances found in the analysis of Zaitseva containing codeine are the result of taking medications.
She also stated that the defense does not protest against the petition of the prosecutor's office to extend the preventive measure. "Taking into account the public resonance of the case, taking into account the feelings of the victims and their relatives, the defense together with Zaitseva decided not to object to the interrogation of the investigator," she said..
Recall that on October 18 in Kharkov car Lexus RX under the management of 20-year-old Elena Zaitseva, moving to a prohibited traffic light, collided with a Volkswagen Touareg car under the control of Dronov. As a result of the collision Lexus flew to the sidewalk and crashed into the pedestrians. On the spot, four girls and one boy were killed, six more were hospitalized.
Zaitseva reported suspicion on the h. 3 items. 286 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (violation of traffic safety rules, which caused the death of several persons). The maximum sanction of the article provides for 10 years of imprisonment.
Defense Zajtsevoj declared at court, that in ДТП Dronov is guilty. November 6, he was informed of suspicion. Late in the evening on November 8, the court sent Dronov under arrest without the possibility of making a deposit before the end of the investigation, t. until December 19 inclusive.
Source: LB. ua.