the Kremlin has called a terrible accident by the actor Michael Efremov in Central Moscow.
“Here, unfortunately, we are talking about the tragic case, the horrendous case where a drunk driver no matter who he caused an accident that killed people”, — told RIA Novosti press-Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov.
he did not answer the question whether after the incident to deprive Ephraim the title of honored artist of Russia, noting that the Kremlin did not think about it.
the accident occurred late in the evening on Smolensk square in Moscow. Efremov on the jeep Grand Cherokee flew into the oncoming lane and at high speed crashed into a Lada car. The car driver died from severe blood loss. Efremov was not injured. The examination found that the actor was in a state of alcoholic intoxication.
a criminal case under article about infringement of traffic regulations in an alcohol intoxication, entailed death of the person. The article provides till 12 years of imprisonment.