“We support the toughening that the Federation Council approved. We have a very serious problem when people in a state of alcoholic intoxication are hiding from the scene of an accident and because of this, over time, the court cannot present them with any aggravating circumstances that would say that the person was inadequate. Of course, sooner or later it was necessary to bring order to this problem, ”said the expert.
According to him, an important part in this matter is the organization of traffic.
“Because it’s one thing when the driver is really guilty, but it’s quite another when the situation on the road was such that the car owner simply didn’t see the pedestrian,” Kanaev concluded.
Earlier, the Federation Council approved a law on tougher liability for drivers hiding from a traffic accident in which people were injured or killed.