The High Court in Belgrade ordered 24-year-old Nikola Đ. to be detained for up to 30 days. which caused a heavy traffic accident na New Belgrade on October 26, in which three people were killed and two were injured.
As it was announced, he was ordered into custody because it is suspected that he may escape, that he may interfere with the proceedings by influencing witnesses, that he will repeat the same criminal offense in a short period of time, as well as for the commission of a criminal offense for which a prison sentence of more than ten years is provided for a criminal offense that disturbed the public.
Nikoli Đ. is charged with the criminal offense of "serious offense against public traffic safety", which is punishable by a prison sentence of five to 15 years.
According to information, one car went through a red light and directly hit another vehicle in which a family of three was killed.
BiH citizen N.Đ. who was driving a caraudi"In addition to 1,17 per thousand of alcohol, he also had cannabis in his blood. Today, he is expected to be heard under abbreviated procedure at the High Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade.
The passenger also had alcohol
In the Emergency Center, there is also a passenger from the "audi" of JP from BiH in serious condition, who had about one per million of alcohol. Doctors diagnosed him with life-threatening injuries in the form of internal bleeding.
After collecting all the evidence, including video surveillance from the scene of the accident, a traffic and technical expert examination will be conducted to determine precisely how the accident occurred.
The assistant director of the Traffic Safety Agency (ABS) Mirko Koković said today that the driver who caused a serious traffic accident in New Belgrade, in which a family of three was killed, was not only under the influence of alcohol but also under the influence of psychoactive substances, and indicated that this accident is a clear signal that the penal policy towards drivers should be tightened.
Laws need to be tightened
Mirko Koković said that the traffic accident that happened in the night between Saturday and Sunday in New Belgrade was "the last straw" when it comes to negligent drivers and stated that this accident must be something that will affect the content of the new Law on Traffic Safety.
"The driver had 1,17 parts per thousand of alcohol, and he was also under the influence of psychoactive substances. And through talking with friends and acquaintances, and now that we are talking, it causes a kind of anger in me, because a moment of carelessness, arrogance and drunkenness extinguished the whole family. The decision to sit in the vehicle in such a state is not a mistake, it is a conscious decision to harm others and yourself. It is not an accident, it is not an accident, it is simply a crime on the road," Koković said on TV The first.
He pointed out that according to the current law, the driver faces a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison and added that with good governance, that driver will be back on the street in 10 years and continue his life.
Koković cited the example of a new law that recently came into force in Greece, according to which a fine of 4.000 euros is prescribed for driving under the influence of alcohol, followed by a 10-year driving ban and five years in prison, and that in the case of a traffic accident with a fatal outcome caused by the influence of alcohol, the driver faces a sentence of 40 years in prison.
"When we take our mentality and what has been happening to us in the last few years, what contributes to increasing traffic safety is repression and prevention. Repression must be significantly greater, stricter, and that law that we expect soon. That law must be much different, if we intend to drastically reduce the number of victims on our roads," said Koković.
He stated that last year the Ministry of Internal Affairs sanctioned one and a half million drivers, of which 50.000 were sanctioned for driving under the influence of alcohol, and 10.000 were detained for sobriety.
Dacic: Sorry about the abolition of the death penalty
Serbian Minister of Internal Affairs Ivica Dacic, regarding the death of a three-member family in a traffic accident caused by a drunk driver in Belgrade, said that he was sorry that the death penalty was abolished because of such crimes.
"During my previous mandate at the Ministry of the Interior, I had the opportunity to meet the tragically injured traffic policeman Bojan Živković. I have no words to describe the sadness I feel that three young lives were lost. Because of such crimes, I am sorry that the death penalty was abolished," said Dacic.
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