On May 5, 2024, at 2:52 p.m., the Galati County Police Inspectorate was alerted by calling SNUAU 112 regarding the occurrence of a road accident on Marea Unire boulevard in Galati, resulting in bodily injury to two people.
From the preliminary investigations, the police officers from the Galaţi Road Bureau established that a car, driven by a 25-year-old young man from the municipality of Galaţi, while traveling on the said street in the 1st traffic lane, with the direction of travel from Portului street towards Cloșca boulevard, after passing Viva Park and arriving in front of a church, he would have performed the turning maneuver, at which point he would have collided with a motorcycle traveling in the same direction on lane 2 and which was driven by a 41-year-old man from the city of Galati.
As a result of the impact, two people who were on the motorcycle at that time were injured, it is about its driver who was seriously injured and a 34-year-old woman.
The medical crews from SMURD Galati and from the Galati County Ambulance Service who intervened on the scene performed resuscitation maneuvers on the injured man, after which he was transported to the hospital in an unconscious state.
Unfortunately, despite the efforts made by the medical personnel, the 41-year-old man died at the hospital.
The motorcyclist was a police officer at SAS Galati.
In the case, the prosecution will also be extended for the crime of manslaughter.
The passenger on the motorcycle was also taken to the hospital, in order to receive medical care.
The driver has a valid driver’s license, and when tested with the breathalyzer, the result was negative.
