22-Year-Old Girl Killed in Traffic Accident, 30-Day Detention Measure Issued against Driver

A 22-year-old girl, Frosina Kulakova, has been killed in a traffic accident while crossing a zebra crossing.

As police said, on Wednesday, at 11:43 pm, in Centar Municipality, she was hit by a Peugeot 207 driven by a 20-year-old, Vasil Jovanov, dying on the spot. Considering the driver, who was arrested, was under the influence of alcohol, doesn’t have a licence, and was running a red light, a 30-day detention measure has been issued.

In response to several media reports, the Prosecutor’s Office said Jovanov had been in detention in a drugs case, but the Criminal Court had decided to send him to a house of correction, treating him as a younger adult.

It also stated it had appealed the Court’s decision to abolish the detention measure for securing his presence.

“The case is at the appeal stage,” the Office added.