On Tuesday, August 18, in the Presnensky District Court of Moscow, a meeting was held in the case of a fatal road accident with the participation of actor Mikhail Efremov.

The widow, brother and youngest son of Sergei Zakharov, who died in the accident, who are victims in the case of actor Mikhail Efremov, filed a claim against him for compensation for moral damage in the amount of one ruble.

“Who can reimburse us for our husband, father and brother? What amount can be reimbursed? None. Immediately after the accident, Efremov said that he had a lot of money. Efremov discredited only himself, there will never be forgiveness from our family to him, ”TASS quotes the representative of the victims, Alexander Dobrovinsky, who read the text of the lawsuit in court.

Along with this, the youngest son of the deceased, Valery Zakharov, asked the court for the maximum possible punishment for Efremov.

“What punishment do I consider fair? I do not know, this is provided for by the Criminal Code, I think - the maximum punishment, "RIA Novosti quotes him.

He also noted that Efremov did not apologize to him personally for what happened, and he does not consider the video message published on the Internet an apology. In turn, Zakharov's widow Margarita called the actor a "killer."

The eldest son of the victim in an accident involving Efremov, in turn, filed a lawsuit against the artist for 6.5 million rubles. This was announced by the representative of the victim Vitaly Avertsev.

“I ask you to recognize my client as a victim and pay him compensation for moral damage in the amount of 6 million 500 thousand rubles,” TASS quoted him as saying.

In addition, during the court session, the judge refused to recognize the Delikateska company, which owns the car that got into the accident, as an injured party.

Note that on August 18, the first court session after Efremov's hospitalization was held in the case of an accident with the participation of the artist. At the beginning of the meeting, Judge Elena Abramova did not announce the actor's exact diagnosis, stressing that this is a medical secret.

“What we need to know is that Efremov can participate in a court hearing for health reasons,” TASS quoted her as saying.

Before the meeting, the actor's lawyer Elman Pashayev told reporters that Efremov had "a very serious illness."

Presumptive diagnosis

Meanwhile, information appeared in the media about the artist's alleged diagnosis. According to TASS, Efremov was admitted to the hospital in serious condition with an acute violation of cerebral circulation (stroke).

The actor's main diagnosis is “repeated transient ischemic attacks”. The list of comorbidities includes moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), stenosis of the internal carotid artery and bronchial asthma.

Recall that on August 11, during the previous session, the actor was hospitalized from the courthouse in a pre-infarction state. The next day, Pashayev, referring to the doctors at the Botkin Hospital, said that Efremov had a stroke. Later, he announced that his client had been diagnosed with cerebrovascular accident and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

At the same time, during the break, the lawyer of the injured party, Alexander Dobrovinsky, expressed gratitude to the medical workers who managed to put Efremov on his feet.

“He is doing very well today. He is, you know, a healthy person. And this is such a wonderful phenomenon, when a person on the 11th went to bed with a terrible diagnosis, as we heard, and today came to his senses. Obviously, the doctors at the Botkin hospital are brilliant, of course, here. We were able to put (on our feet. - RT ). Thanks to the doctors, ”said the lawyer.

On June 8, on Smolenskaya Square, a Jeep Grand Cherokee, driven by Efremov, drove into the oncoming lane and crashed into a Lada van. The driver of the van Sergey Zakharov died in hospital from his injuries.

As the examination established, at the time of the accident, the artist was intoxicated. Traces of drugs were also found in his blood.

A few days after the accident, the actor published a video in which he apologized to the family of the deceased, but later said that he could not admit his guilt, because he did not remember the moment of the accident.

Expert position

During the meeting, testimony was given by the medical examiner who conducted the research after the death of Sergei Zakharov. She noted that death "came from blood loss, pain shock and fatty embolism." According to the specialist, the victim had almost no chance of surviving. 

“There is always some chance, but in this case, a strong frontal impact and subsequent damage caused very serious injuries. Zakharov's aorta did not rupture, so he did not die immediately. But soon he developed a fatty embolism. After that he died, ”the specialist said.

She stated that the deceased could not receive any serious injuries while moving after the accident. Attempts by eyewitnesses to turn over the car, which was driven by Zakharov, and pull it out did not affect the man's condition.

This position was adhered to by the lawyer of Efremov, who argued that the actions of eyewitnesses could inflict injuries on Zakharov, which led to his death.

The medical examiner also used a Barbie doll to explain the nature of Zakharov's injuries.

“He was wearing a seat belt, so he did not receive serious injuries to his face and a fracture of the spine. But the force of the blow was too great for him to avoid injury at all, ”she added.