TV presenter Ksenia Sobchak, who became a participant in a fatal accident in Sochi, was not injured as a result of the accident, writes “Komsomolskaya Pravda” (“KP”) with reference to the information on the criminal case.
The document notes that the driver of the Mercedes car in which the journalist was traveling after the event violated the traffic rules and crossed the solid line of road markings, drove into the oncoming lane to overtake, as a result of which he collided with a Volkswagen car.
“The car of the perpetrator of the accident and the Volkswagen were seized, they were taken to the parking lot of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. And the driver of the Mercedes himself explained that he was driving at a speed of 100 kilometers per hour, ”the statement on the criminal case says. The investigation also revealed Sobchak’s condition after the accident. The document states that the journalist was not injured.
“There was a passenger in the Mercedes car – Ksenia Sobchak, who was not injured in the road accident and left the scene before the arrival of the police,” the statement says.
The accident occurred on Saturday, October 9, on the highway between Adler and Krasnaya Polyana, when Sobchak was heading to Sochi airport after the event. The driver of Mercedes, when overtaking, drove into the oncoming lane and collided with a Volkswagen car. As a result of the accident, a woman died, leaving behind a retired mother and a six-year-old daughter. He has already admitted his guilt.
The journalist promised to help the victims of the road accident, as well as the family of the deceased Ekaterina Tarasova. Her friend has already turned to Sobchak for help, but the TV presenter said that she had not received incoming messages.