A woman who, while intoxicated, drove a car into a group of people sitting in a yard in the city of Arys, Turkistan region, resulting in the deaths of three people, has been convicted. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.
According to the regional court, the defendant was charged under Part 4 of Article 345-1 of the Criminal Code (violation of traffic rules or operation of vehicles by persons driving vehicles) and Article 347 (leaving the scene of a traffic accident).
The court sentenced the defendant to 9 years of imprisonment with deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for life. However, due to the presence of a young child in her care, the execution of the 9-year prison sentence was postponed for 1 year.
It is recalled that on June 6 of this year at approximately 20:30, on A. Seitbek Street in the city of Arys, the defendant, driving a car while intoxicated, hit a group of people sitting on a bench outside a house. As a result, three people died, two of whom were children. Two other people were injured.
The convicted woman worked as a teacher at a school. During the court debates on September 5, the defendant asked for a lenient sentence, citing her disabled child.