BARNAUL, September 19 The reckless driver who hit a girl to death and fled was detained in Barnaul, the press service of the regional headquarters of the Ministry of Internal Affairs told reporters.
«The driver who fled the scene of the accident has been detained. Currently, a set of necessary measures is being taken with him,» the message says.
The accident occurred during the day in the Barnaul village of Borzovaya Zaimka. An unknown person, driving a car at high speed, hit a pedestrian — a minor child born in 2015. After which, without calling medical workers and police to the scene, he disappeared. The girl died on the spot. A criminal case has been opened. As the Altai Territory Prosecutor noted, the territorial prosecutor has been instructed to further support the investigation’s request to select a preventive measure in the form of detention.