Near Svetogorsk, the deputy head of the police department hit a pedestrian to death in his official car and left the scene of the accident.
In the morning, at the Svetogorsk checkpoint in the Leningrad region, a Lada service hit a 42-year-old man, he died on the spot. The car was driven away and then hidden. According to the "47news" publication, the deputy head of the local police division, Major Alexander Rozhnov, 41, was driving, and a 23-year-old activist was sitting next to him.
According to the media, as for the major, he was drunk. Judging by the next actions of his young colleague, he was in the same inappropriate situation.
Major was detained for two days until the court decided on preventive measures. The investigative committee opened a case that is punishable by up to 12 years in prison.
The activist passes as a witness.