Man Who Killed 6 People DUI Gets 10 Years

Andriy Poltavets, 37, the heavily drunk man who killed four adults and two children after plowing his SUV into a crowd at a tram station in Kharkiv, has received 10 years’ imprisonment. That’s less than two years for every person killed by Poltavets, who has a past history of DUI.

The ruling, which includes a 3-year suspension of driver’s license, was made today, Channel 5 reports. Asked about how she felt, a relative of one of the victims expressed feelings of injustice and insecurity.

So here’s what “one law for all” means in this case: Once you get drunk and get in that car and start killing people, there’s no limit to how many people you can kill. You’ll only get 10 years, plus a 3-year suspension of drivers’ license. Well, perhaps you’ll even get paroled, which means you can start killing even sooner!

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Kill 6 People, Get 5 Years

Quick Facts

Venue: Kharkiv, Ukraine
Defendant: Andriy Poltavets, 37
Crime: Vehicular homicide, DUI
Victims: 4 adults, 2 children
Expected penalty: 5-10 years’ imprisonment
Status: Pending trial

“One law for all,” as Yushchenko put it during the 2007 parliamentary campaign.

Sources:
http://obozrevatel.com/news/2008/5/8/235985.htm
http://video.oboz.ua/movie.php?aWQ9MTY1NzEmdnQ9Mw==