The man was detained a day after the accident. On Wednesday, June 7, the press service of the National Police of Zhytomyr region.

They also explained that law enforcement officers found that the driver was a 24-year-old local resident. According to the young man, he did not notice the pedestrians, and did not stop after the traffic accident, because he was frightened.

He was detained according to the article of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine.

The detention by an authorized official, the press service explained, adding that the driver of the car VAZ-2105, moving towards the city center, did not choose a safe speed and hit a man with a child in his arms who Crossed the road at the pedestrian crossing.

Recall, as reported URA-Inform, in the city of Korosten Zhytomyr region driver of a car drove a man with a young son. As a result of the accident that occurred on Monday evening, June 5, a 31-year-old man and his one and half year old son were killed.