Drunk driver crashes head-on into another vehicle causing injuries

The Network published footage of the accident with the victims, which occurred on the night of 11 to 12 January on Furmanov Street in Velikiye Luki.

According to local media, the driver of the car Toyota Camry lost control and drove into the oncoming traffic, where he collided with Daewoo Nexia.

As a result of the accident, two people were injured in Daewoo - a woman born in 1997 suffered a head injury and a chest contusion and a number of less serious injuries.

Her companion was diagnosed with fractures of the pelvis and ribs, concussion of the brain and closed head injury, as well as multiple bruises. Rescuers of the Ministry of Emergency Situations removed a seriously injured 43-year-old woman from a twisted saloon car with special tools.

Local mass media report that hierodeacon A., the cleric of Velikoluksky Holy Ascension Cathedral, was driving Toyota. The Iluki.ru publication notes that in respect of the Camry driver, two protocols were drawn up under the articles of the Administrative Offenses Code of the Russian Federation - "Driving a driver who is intoxicated" and "Violation of traffic rules, resulting in a minor or moderate injury to the injured ". The issue of a criminal case is being resolved.

In addition, the journalists drew attention to the fact that the website of the Velikoluksky diocese promulgated the decree of Bishop of Velikoliaksky and Nevelsky Sergius dated January 12 of this year, according to which Hierodeacon Andrei (Parfenov), a staff cleric of the Holy Ascension Cathedral in the city of Velikie Luki of the Velikoluksky Pskov region The Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), "suspected of committing a road accident, is temporarily prohibited in the priesthood until the investigation is completed."

According to RIA Novosti , hierodeacon Andrei Parfenov was born in 1983. He graduated from Kiev Theological Seminary and Academy. In addition to serving in the cathedral, he served as head of the office of the Velikiye Luki Diocesan Administration.
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