Slovak Driver Who Killed 4 In Hungary Sentenced To 6 Years
- 23 Nov 2013 4:00 AM
The district court of Gödöllő, acting as a primary court, sentenced Slovak national Eva R. to six years in prison for drunk driving causing the death of four people, in a non-binding ruling on Friday. Eva R. could be released on certain conditions but not before she serves at least two thirds of her term. Eva R. has been acquitted of dangerous-driving charges.
In the early hours of August 21 last year, the defendant, driving a BMW X5 at 170kmh, crashed into a Fiat Punto on the M3 motorway from behind. The Fiat was engulfed in fire, and all occupants, two women and two men, died.
Earlier, the prosecutor proposed that Eva R. should be handed a prison term over 10 years, while the defence sought her acquittal of all charges. The defendant said at the time that the alcohol in her blood had come from a medicine she had taken for her cough and that she took a draught of vodka in her shock after the crash.
According to Slovak press reports, Eva R. is the daughter of Alexander Rezes, Slovakia’s transport minister in the 1990’s and the country’s second richest businessman at the time.
Source www.hungarymatters.hu
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