The Khiva district criminal court of the Khorezm province issued a ruling against a man who committed a fatal accident in mid-December. This was reported by the press service of the provinceal traffic police department.
A man, driving a Cobalt car in the dark while intoxicated, hit three minors on the 32nd kilometer of the Khiva-Yangiaryk road. Two twin boys - Hassan and Husan - died on the spot.
In court, the defendant admitted that he drank alcohol at the wedding and was driving home with a friend. Having hit the children, he left the scene.
The man pleaded guilty and asked for forgiveness from the parents of the dead children.
The court found the man guilty under Leaving without help a person in a condition dangerous to life or health, if the perpetrator was obliged and had the opportunity to provide assistance to him or he himself put the victim in a dangerous condition charge and Violation of rules traffic safety, resulting in human casualties charge and sentenced him to 9 years and 1 month in prison with deprivation of the right to drive for a period of 3 years.
The man could have been worse off if he only harassed the boys, then he would have been sentenced to over 15 years. On September 20 last year Tashkent man who harassed a girl was sentenced to 18 years in prison
