Details of the accident in Sarajevo: Passat hit a car, a police officer, and a pregnant woman, speed found, owes 14,000 KM in fines

(Patria) - Sarajevo police have released details of last night's accident in the center of Sarajevo in which a pregnant woman and a police officer were slightly injured.

On 10/12/2023 at 10:25 PM on Maršala Tita Street, Municipality of Centar Sarajevo, a traffic accident occurred. During the inspection of the passenger motor vehicle “Peugeot” driven by M.D. from Sarajevo, due to speed not adjusted to the road conditions and state, the passenger motor vehicle “VW Passat”, driven by E.K. from Sarajevo, collided with the motor vehicle “Peugeot”, after which the “Passat” vehicle hit a police officer and the driver M.D. who were on the sidewalk. They sustained minor physical injuries, and their medical assistance was provided by the Sarajevo Canton Emergency Medical Service team, while M.D. was transported to the Clinic for Gynecology and Obstetrics, after which she was sent for home treatment.

The traffic accident investigation was carried out by members of the Centar Police Station. Checks revealed that the driver E.K. is a repeat offender of traffic violations and has an outstanding debt of 13,797.05 KM in the register of fines for unpaid fines, and the vehicle in question was temporarily confiscated from him.

A request for initiating misdemeanor proceedings for the committed offense will be submitted to the Municipal Court in Sarajevo. During a search, a packet containing a substance resembling the narcotic drug “speed” was found and confiscated from E.K. The duty prosecutor of the Cantonal Prosecutor's Office of Sarajevo Canton was informed, who ordered that the operational material be submitted to the Cantonal Prosecutor's Office in the regular procedure", the MUP KS announced.