Two drivers face charges after a fatal crash in Warsaw that killed a six-year-old boy.
Prosecutors File Charges Against Both Drivers
According to Gazeta.pl portal, the prosecutor from the Warsaw-Praga South District Prosecutor’s Office issued an order on Tuesday to press charges against both the woman driving a Ford and the man driving a Toyota. The charges relate to causing a fatal traffic accident and causing bodily injuries for more than seven days to three other people.
“The prosecutor found that the behavior of each of these persons was inconsistent with traffic rules and safety, and both contributed to this accident,” Prosecutor Karolina Staros from the Warsaw-Praga Regional Prosecutor’s Office told us. “The charges are identical, but each charge has a slightly different description.”
Accident Details
The incident occurred on Monday after 3 PM at the intersection of Zamieniecka and Grochowska streets on Warsaw’s Praga-Południe. “A 28-year-old woman driving a Ford, while making a left turn maneuver, did not yield to the Toyota approaching Grochowska Street. The two vehicles collided,” the Warsaw Metropolitan Police Command informed on Monday.
The Toyota then hit pedestrians waiting at the crosswalk. A six-year-old boy died in the hospital, and three women were injured. “Both the woman driving the Ford and the man driving the Toyota were tested for alcohol in their breath. They were sober,” the police noted.
Mayor Promises Safety Review
“I want to express my deepest sympathies to the family of the tragically deceased boy – the victim of yesterday’s road accident on Grochowska Street. This unimaginable tragedy has affected our entire local community,” Warsaw-Praga-Południe Mayor Tomasz Kucharski announced on Tuesday.
At the same time, he announced that in the near future he will meet with representatives of the Road Traffic Management Office, City Roads Management, and Police to “be able to jointly analyze the cause of this tragic accident and find possible solutions that would ensure greater safety for all road users at this intersection.”
Autopsy Scheduled
What is certain is that an autopsy will be performed on the six-year-old boy who died in the accident. On Tuesday, proceedings are being conducted with the drivers; it is not yet known whether the prosecutor will request arrest or other preventive measures.