In the Ivano-Frankivsk Region, a judge at a pedestrian crossing killed a passerby and injured another person. She was served with suspicion. This is stated in a message from the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine.
"Under the procedural guidance of the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Prosecutor's Office, a judge of the Pidhayets District Court of the Ternopil Region was informed of the suspicion of violating road safety rules, which caused the death of a pedestrian and injury to another person (Part 2 of Article 286 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine)," it says.
In Prykarpattia, a judge caused a fatal road accident. Photo: OPGU
In Prykarpattia, a judge caused a fatal road accident. Photo: OPGU
According to the investigation, on October 31, 2025, in the village of Fraga, Ivano-Frankivsk district, on the Mukachevo - Lviv highway, the suspect, driving a Lexus UX 250h car, moving in the direction of Lviv, did not reduce speed while approaching an unregulated pedestrian crossing and hit two pedestrians.
As a result of the accident, one of them died on the spot, the other received bodily injuries.
It is noted that the pre-trial investigation is being conducted by investigators of the territorial department of the State Bureau of Investigation under the procedural guidance of prosecutors of the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Prosecutor's Office.
In Prykarpattia, a judge caused a fatal road accident. Photo: OPGU
Currently, a request has been sent to the High Council of Justice to grant consent to the detention of the suspect judge and a request for her temporary suspension from administering justice in connection with criminal prosecution.
The consideration of the above documents at the meeting of the High Council of Justice is scheduled for Sunday, November 2.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, a fatal road accident involving servicemen from one of the military units of the region occurred in the Lviv Region. Four servicemen died in a collision with a truck.
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