Famous Blogger Edward Beal Arrested After Fatal Car Accident
Well-known blogger Edward Beal detained after a mass accident in the center of Moscow (photo, video)
According to preliminary data, the man drove into the oncoming lane and collided with four cars on the Garden Ring. The driver of one of them is in intensive care.
On Thursday, April 1, five cars collided on Smolenskaya Square in the center of Moscow, as one of them, a blue Audi RS6, drove into the oncoming lane. According to TASS with reference to his own sources in law enforcement agencies, the blogger Edward Beal was driving the car that went into the oncoming lane.
As a result of the accident, the driver of the black Volkswagen was seriously injured. The woman was blocked in the car, the rescuers rescued her from the passenger compartment for about an hour. She was taken to the intensive care unit in critical condition.
As the 360tv referring to the victim's husband, the woman's condition is extremely serious.
“Very bad, very bad so far. Judging by the impact… I just got back from the hospital. She has already had two operations, there will be several of them. She has a lot of injuries, ”said her husband.
According to available information, the victim is a consultant to the State Duma of the Russian Federation, Maria Artemova.
No alcohol was found in the blood of the blogger who was driving. However, according to sources of the agency in law enforcement agencies, an air gun was found in the car.
The Moscow prosecutor has already taken personal control of the accident investigation.
The blogger himself was detained, he has already been handed a suspicion of committing a crime under Part 1 of Art. 264 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Violation of the rules of the road and the operation of vehicles”). Now the issue of choosing a measure of restraint for him is being decided.
The sanctions of this article provide for a maximum penalty of up to two years in prison.
Edward Beal is a well-known blogger who became famous thanks to scandalous pranks and provocative videos on YouTube. In particular, he recorded pranks with drivers, pedestrians and traffic police officers. Now the blogger has more than 4 million subscribers.
Recall that on June 8, 2020, at about 23:00 in the center of Moscow, Russian actor Mikhail Efremov, in a state of extreme intoxication, caused an accident. The driver of the van into which the actor flew, 53-year-old delivery service employee Sergey Zakharov, died in the hospital. In early September, Efremov pleaded guilty to a fatal accident.
On September 8, Efremov was found guilty in court and sentenced to 8 years in prison. He stated that he did not agree with the verdict of the court and wanted to review it.