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In Chernihiv region the appellate court upheld the verdict against a former police officer whose actions led to the death of a six-year-old girl and injuries to her mother. The convict received eight years of imprisonment and a three-year ban on driving vehicles.
On 21 October 2026 the Chernihiv Court of Appeal reviewed the case of the fatal crash in Pryluky and left the trial court’s decision in force. The case concerns a road traffic accident involving an official police vehicle in which a child died. This was reported by the Office of the Prosecutor General.
The tragedy occurred on 10 December 2025. That day the police officer was driving an official vehicle to a call related to another road traffic accident. While driving, she struck a 36-year-old woman and her six-year-old daughter, who were crossing the road at a pedestrian crossing.
The police vehicle had flashing lights activated. At the same time the driver did not turn on a special audible signal, did not reduce speed before the crosswalk, and did not yield to the pedestrians.
As a result of the collision the girl sustained fatal injuries and died at the scene. Her mother was taken to the hospital with bodily injuries.
On 4 August 2026 the Pryluky City District Court found the former police officer guilty under part 2 of article 286 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. She was given the maximum punishment prescribed by that provision — eight years of imprisonment. The woman was also deprived of the right to drive vehicles for three years.
The defense tried to obtain a mitigation of the sentence and asked for a punishment that would not include imprisonment.
The prosecutors opposed this. The public prosecution in the appellate instance was supported by Deputy Prosecutor General Viktor Lohachov and the head of the Chernihiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office Serhii Deineka.
Following consideration of the case, the appellate court agreed with the prosecution’s arguments. The eight-year prison sentence and three-year driving ban imposed on the former police officer remained unchanged.
Recall that it was previously reported that the former police officer who hit the six-year-old girl in Pryluky was sentenced. The court established that the driver had a technical possibility to avoid the collision if she had complied with the Rules of the Road.
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