A verdict has been delivered against 69-year-old Vagif Mammadov at the Baku Serious Crimes Court, who was accused of causing a traffic accident that resulted in the deaths of 3 people.
The court sentenced him to 6 years and 6 months of imprisonment. The driver, who was handcuffed in the courtroom, was also deprived of his right to drive a vehicle for 4 years.
It should be noted that the public prosecutor, in his statement, demanded that the accused V. Mammadov be sentenced to 8 years imprisonment with the deprivation of his driving rights for 5 years.
The legal heirs of the victims requested that Vagif Mammadov be sentenced to a harsher punishment.
It should be added that the incident occurred on a road passing over the Büyükshor lake in rainy weather conditions and the accident was recorded moment by moment on a video. Specifically, V. Mammadov, driving a "Mercedes Axor" truck belonging to "AZ-İnşaat" LLC, was driving at high speed, violating traffic rules, and collided with a "Volkswagen" vehicle coming from the opposite direction. As a result, the driver Nariman Gulmammadov and passengers - Rustam Mammadov and Orkhan Mirzayev suffered severe bodily injuries and died in the hospital. //Qafqazinfo