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The case against Christian Nikolov must begin
on January 21, 9 months after the journalist’s death
17 meters before the intersection of Cherni Vrah Blvd. and Henrich Ibsen St., it increased its speed from 40 to 99 km / h.
Milen Tsvetkov’s car “flew” at 66 km / h before coming to a stop in the center of the intersection of Cherni Vrah Blvd. and Henrich Ibsen St. in Sofia. From the stop condition in which the journalist’s Subaru was, stopped at a red light, in the extremely strong impact of the powerful jeep moving at 99 km / h, it flew forward and to the left.
This is clear from the accusation against Christian Nikolov, 22, who was driving an Audi Q7 jeep, which smashed Tsvetkov’s car.
The youth will be liable for intentionally causing death in an accident. If convicted, Christian, who has been in custody since April 19 last year, could face 15 to 20 years in prison or life in prison.
The indictment, written by prosecutors Ivan Kuchiev and Ilian Bankov, was filed with the Sofia City Court at the end of the year.
The case must go to court 9 months after the journalist’s death.
He died on April 19 of last year, shortly after 6 p.m.
The preliminary hearing is scheduled for January 21. However, whether it will take place depends on whether the volumes from the Sofia Court of Appeal, where they went due to Christian’s request to be released, will be returned by then.
On Friday, the five-judge panel, chaired by Judge Veselina Stavreva, who will hear the case, refused to release him. Christian is appealing to a higher court, which will rule in the next few days.
In the case, 47 witnesses were summoned: drivers and pedestrians, and 25 experts, including experts who made the complex forensic and automotive technical expertise. They are from Plovdiv, Stara Zagora, Gabrovo and Sliven.
According to their findings, moving down Henrich Ibsen Street in the direction of Cherni Vrah Blvd., the young man, who will turn 23 in February, had direct visibility. He is
i saw the way
situation,
flushing
traffic lights,
stopped cars
and pedestrians
However, he sped up the jeep.
16-17 meters before reaching the intersection of Cherni Vrah Blvd. and Henrich Ibsen St., he forced the powerful car. Thus, from 35 to 40 km / h the speed reached 99 km / h. It was at this speed that the front of Christian’s car collided with Milen Tsvetkov’s car, which sped forward and to the left.
The young man’s car went ahead and slightly to the right. He went through most of the junctions and then hit the concrete base of the entrance to the Vitosha metro station with the right front wheel and the bottom of the bumper.
Speed of
jeep on impact
on the concrete
the wall was
42.5 kilometers per hour
The accident happened around 6 pm on April 19, 2020. At that time it was bright, clear and dry. The road is paved, without damage. The section of Christian’s car was straight, about 300 meters long, experts say.
However, the speed limit for cars in this area was much lower – 50 km / h.
Before reaching Cherni Vrah Blvd., the young man was driving on Henrich Ibsen Street, the accusation shows. He crossed the intersections with Emilian Stanev and Kozyak streets at a speed of 35-40 km / and continued in the direction of the boulevard.
At that time, the traffic light at the intersection with “Henrich Ibsen” was red for cars. There were several cars. The taxis had stopped in the center lane. Behind him was a Renault, the driver of which has not yet been identified.
In the right lane, 2.5 meters before the heat, was Milen Tsvetkov’s Subaru, waiting for the red light.
At the same time, six pedestrians prepared to cross the intersection. Besides them, there were many other people in the area. Six of them were drivers, five were pedestrians standing on the sidewalk next to a nearby shopping center, and one was at the entrance to the Vitosha metro station. All were called as witnesses in the case.
Besides Christian, his friend Georgi Ivanov was traveling in the mighty jeep. (son of deputy Lachezar Ivanov – br) and his fiancee Simona. Georgi was sitting next to Christian and Simona was sitting in the back seat.
After the accident, the two disappeared, but later appeared before investigators. They are also called as witnesses. It remains to be seen whether Simona will use Christian’s fiancée’s right not to testify.
Milen Tsvetkov received many injuries from the blow, it follows from the conclusion of the doctors. These include severe blunt chest trauma, approximately 250 milliliters of blood in the cardiac sac, blunt abdominal trauma, liver rupture, approximately 300 milliliters of blood in the abdominal cavity, two lacerations to the back of the head, and a cartilage fracture. thyroid.
Two men helped him out of the car. One of them attached it to get to the sidewalk of Cherni Vrah Blvd. at the corner of Srebarna Street. Eyewitnesses called an ambulance. The medical team arrived quickly: a doctor and a nurse. They picked up the journalist in the ambulance that went to Pirogov.
“Regardless of medical aid
as a result of
occurred
cardiac
clogging, which
led to a rash
of blood in
cardiac
handbag,
and from the abdominal and thoracic trauma Milen Tsvetkov died in the ambulance ”, the doctors say.
Christian remained at the crash site. Immediately after the arrival of the traffic police, a drug sample was taken. The first study showed the presence of cannabis and amphetamines. Later, the young man was transferred to the Academy of Military Medicine for a second examination.
At 9:50 p.m.
April 19 is your
blood drawn and
urine
This study showed the combined use of three types of drugs: cocaine, amphetamine, and cannabis.
Later, when investigators examined Christian’s cell phone, they discovered that he was an expert on the subject. Chats from 2018 and 2019 were found on the device, in which Christian analyzes the effects of drugs. A search also revealed a box that contained traces of amphetamines and cocaine.
According to the prosecution, the accident was committed intentionally because the young man knew that he was getting behind the wheel after consuming three types of drugs. He knew that drugs could have the effect of good driving, prosecutors are convinced. In addition, he intentionally violated the Road Traffic Law, which does not give him the right to drive a car at more than 50 km / h in the city. Christian knew it could cause the death of one of the drivers or pedestrians. However, he did not take any action to reduce or stop it.
It is understood from the case that Christian received his driver’s license on March 7, 2016, shortly after his 18th birthday.
His document was valid until 2026. The powerful car was owned by a company registered in his mother’s name, “Desislava Pesheva – Commerce”. Hours after the tragedy, she was also accused of surrendering her son’s car. It also received a cash guarantee of BGN 100,000. Nine months later, the case against him was dropped. At the beginning of the investigation, it was clear that he presented a document according to which he was not in Sofia at the time of the accident, so he could not have given the keys to his son.
Christian promised that he would
cooperated but apologized
of the relatives of
the journalist hardly
in November
Probably relatives
Milen Tsvetkov no
to bring civil
claims against young people,
they will only be private prosecutors
During his last court appearance on January 8 this year, Christian Nikolov promised that he would help the case if he was released. However, the magistrates refused to release him.
A second instance ruling is pending. However, the young man, who stated as his main argument for leaving that he wanted to continue his education in Germany, apologized for the accident he caused just in a meeting in November. He then asked to be released again. During his last word, Christian regretted what he had done.
So far, he has given succinct explanations. It remains to be seen whether he will do so before Judge Veselina Stavreva of the Sofia Municipal Court.
Christian, who after taking the case to court should now be in Sofia prison, not pretrial detention, has admitted his guilt to investigators. However, he explained that he accidentally pressed the speed pedal instead of the brake. He also said that he did not use drugs and that his drugs were put in his glass during a party.
The indictment alleges that the young man’s clean criminal record was an extenuating circumstance. So far he has not been convicted. However, there is information in the case that in 2016 he was investigated for theft.
He was also fined for non-compliance with a police order under the Road Traffic Law of the same 2016. The young man then refused to stop his car, for which he was fined 2,000 BGN. The prosecution cites this fact as an aggravating circumstance.
According to the prosecution
the accident victims
they are four
Two of them are the son and daughter of Milen Tsvetkov: little Boyan, who is represented by his mother, and Kalina.
The journalist’s relatives will intervene in the case as private prosecutors, but they will probably not bring civil suits against Christian Nikolov. Milen Tsvetkov’s ex-wife and daughter Kalina were the first to be summoned for questioning. They must testify in court at the next hearing after the court order. The latter are the experts.
In the case, many examinations were carried out, one of which was a medical and self-technical one, which traced the connections between the traffic accident, the journalist’s injuries and his death. So far, the costs of the case for the examinations exceed BGN 32,000. If they are found guilty, Christian Nikolov will have to pay them.
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