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The Vilnius Regional Court previously sentenced the parents of the deceased girl to 58 thousand. moral damage. A little over 4 thousand. EUR was awarded to the ex-boyfriend.
R. Savukynas is also obliged to repay almost 10 thousand. damages to CityBee and almost 10,000 euros. EUR to the insurance company.
Almost 4 thousand. You will have to pay compensation to the owner of another car damaged in the accident.
The lower courts declared that both R. Savukynas and CityBee (Prime Leasing) must compensate jointly and severally for non-pecuniary damage.
“The Court of Cassation upheld the appeal of the representative of the UAB Prime Leasing and annulled the parts of lower courts (convictions), alleging that there were no grounds to recognize the UAB Prime Leasing, the company that rented the car, as defendant civil. in the criminal process, “he told reporters. Aurelijus Gutauskas, president of the Criminal Cases Chamber of the Supreme Court.
“However, R. Savukynas was the administrator of the rented vehicle and must answer for the damages in accordance with the procedure established by the Civil Code. UAB Prime Leasing could not and should not have foreseen such circumstances in which the person who has the right to drive will drive the car while intoxicated; he did not take any illegal action, “said the judge.
The panel of judges also decided whether the accident should be classified as an intentional crime.
“The panel of judges (…) made the decision that R. Savukynas behaved recklessly, there was no indirect intention in his actions, and it was he who acted carelessly, in the form of reckless confidence,” said A Gutauskas.
“Poisoning alone, that circumstance cannot be recognized as an intentional act,” he said.
R. Savukynas was sentenced to six and a half years in prison by the Vilnius Regional Court, which was later confirmed by the Court of Appeal.
The driver who caused the fatal accident was also barred from driving for three years.
R. Savukynas has been found guilty of being intoxicated (1.51 per thousand) while driving a rented car on the morning of April 22, 2018 caused an accident, during which a 26-year-old girl was driving a friend’s wedding taxi of the study. died, her boyfriend was injured and the driver was seriously injured.
According to the data in the case, the rented car driven by a Vilnius resident was traveling at a speed of more than 130 km / h.
R. Savukynas was convicted of a traffic accident caused by a drunk driver, during which one person died, although the victims asked to be convicted of the murder.
The parents of the deceased had submitted 800,000. non-pecuniary damage, her boyfriend – another 40 thousand. but the court decided to reduce his claim.
