independent investigation 03.02.2003 (2003)

"Vendetta in Vologda" (car accidents).

The program is dedicated to the problem of the imperfection of the legislative system as applied to careless murders during accidents.

Drivers often escape responsibility by resorting to various methods of deceiving the investigation.

Sometimes these methods are suggested to them by lawyers who specialize in such cases.

The official investigation does not always strive to find the culprit, and this model of relationships between drivers, lawyers, relatives of the deceased and investigators looks like a kind of "Bermuda Triangle" in which entire criminal cases disappear.

Using several stories as an example, the program conducts its own investigation.

Several months ago, late at night, businessman Vladimir Ushakov was returning home to the village of Gremyachiy in the Vologda Region.

Together with Vladimir, his daughter Tatyana and pregnant wife Natalya were in the car.

On another section of the road, a car suddenly jumped out from around the bend, and a collision could not be avoided.

Having woken up after the impact, Vladimir discovered that his wife and daughter were seriously injured.

Having pulled his wife and daughter out of the car, Vladimir threatened the driver of the Gazelle, Yagodinsky Aleksandr, who had caused the accident, and his partner, Lukanin Andrey, that he would take revenge.

Vladimir's wife died that same night in a local hospital, and his daughter, Tatyana, was saved.

Experts who measured the braking distance of both cars determined that Aleksandr Yagodinsky, the driver of the Gazelle that had swerved out from around the turn, was to blame for the accident.

In addition, an examination revealed an unacceptable amount of alcohol in his blood.

The day after Natalia's death, unknown people took the guilty driver, Yagodinsky A., to a landfill, doused him with gasoline, and set him on fire; he died a day later.

His partner, Lukanin A., was attacked, but he managed to escape, shooting three attackers.

It soon became clear that the unknown attackers were friends of V. Ushakov.

Several years ago, V. Ushakov himself caused a serious car accident, during which a woman died.

Ushakov was found guilty, but received a short sentence.

According to the investigator who led the case, Ushakov decided on a vendetta, believing that the culprit of his wife's death would not be punished too harshly, or would not be punished at all.

Video: witness Andrey Lukanin, traffic police inspector of the Syamzhensky District Department of Internal Affairs Aleksandr Ryumin talk about the accident.

Senior investigator of the Syamzhensky District Department of Internal Affairs Nadezhda Yavorivskaya about the high alcohol content in the blood of A. Yagodinsky. A. Lukanin about the use of weapons.

In the studio, investigator Yuri Kotov reports on Ushakov's incitement of his comrades to kill Yagodinsky and Lukanin.

Lukanin talks about Ushakov's behavior at the scene of the accident.

Kotov Yu. about Ushakov's interrogation, his insanity and compulsory treatment in a hospital.

The program's story about V. Ushakov's compulsory treatment in a psychiatric hospital.

Video: correspondents talk to the head of the 12th department of the psychiatric hospital, Antonina Yakovleva, about V. Ushakov's absence from the hospital.

Ryumin Aleksandr about V. Ushakov's independent trips home on weekends.

Audio recording of a conversation with V. Ushakov, who talks about memory loss.

Kotov Yu. about V. Ushakov's independent departures from a psychiatric clinic and driving a car.

Zamyatin Sergey about the cancellation of A. Yagodinsky's arrest at the scene of an accident.

Olshansky L. about the concept of "negligent homicide" and the driver's alcohol intoxication.

Lebedev Mikhail about the punishment of drunk drivers in Canada and Russia.

Pokhmelkin V.V. about the concept of "causing death by negligence" and the punishment for this crime.

Kotov Yu. about Ushakov V.'s conviction for the death of a woman in a traffic accident and his time in prison.

A program about the lives of prisoners in penal colonies.

Svetlana Kalinina, head of the detachment of institution 163/3 of the Main Directorate for the Execution of Punishments of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation, looks through a card index in her office.

The correspondent talks to those convicted of murder.

Video: the territory and buildings of the penal colony, the daily life and roll call of prisoners.

Vyacheslav Klepikov talks about granting vacations to prisoners.

Aleksandr Yakimov about the careless attitude of some drivers to driving. O.D. Yaroshik about the sentences for drunk drivers who have caused traffic accidents. M. Lebedev cites the Canadian Criminal Code as an example.

Yuri Novikov talks about the time it takes to investigate traffic accident cases in Canada and Russia. M. Lebedev about the termination of traffic accident cases and their initiation. L. Olshansky about the work of lawyers with traffic accident cases, gives examples.

Lebedev M. analyzes an example of a traffic accident in the Moscow region.

Zamyatin S. about the problems that arise during court proceedings on traffic accidents.

Yaroshik O.D. and Lebedev M. about the forgery of traffic accident diagrams.

Novikov Yu. about the inspection of a traffic accident scene by a police officer in Canada using devices and a computer.

Lebedev M.Yu. about the behavior of the culprit of a traffic accident with serious consequences.

Olshansky L., Platonov Anatoly, Krupko Viktor take a traffic accident diagram from the presenter for review and subsequent conclusion.

A story about a traffic accident in the village of Nikolskoye in the Penza region.

In 2000, 17-year-old Andreev Anatoly, a resident of Kuznetsk, was hit by a car driven by drunk Proshkin Viktor, with him in the car were Elizarov Alexander and Rivai Alexander.

Witnesses of the traffic accident saw three people get out of the car and approach the hit pedestrian.

Video: a witness tells how the victim was carried to the car.

After 2.5 hours, Proshkin V. brought the wounded boy to the hospital.

The investigation was unable to establish why it took him so long to get to the hospital.

The young man died from his wounds a few days later.

Video: the hospital building, people at the grave.

Andreeva Tatyana Nikolaevna, Anatoly's mother, talks about the 2 hours her son spent in the car and her attempts to personally punish those responsible for her son's death.

In the studio, Olshansky L., Platonov Anatoly, Krupko Viktor, having looked at the diagram of the accident in Nikolskoye, draw conclusions and agree to help Andreeva T.N. clarify the history of the accident.

Andreeva T.N. talks about the culprit of her son's death, about understanding her responsibility before the law, and threats from acquaintances of Proshkin V. Lukanin A. talks about killing three people during self-defense.

Kotov Yu.V. about protecting Lukanin A. and his family from threats from relatives of the people he killed.