According to the law, if people were seriously injured as a result of the accident, this would entail punishment in the form of forced labor for up to three years or imprisonment for up to four years and deprivation of the right to hold certain positions.
For an accident with one dead face imprisonment for up to seven years, and with two or more - up to nine.
The bill was introduced by the government. On April 17, the State Duma adopted it in the third reading.
The auto-lawyer, in a conversation with RT, commented on the initiative.