Israeli driver Maxim Savag sentenced to 10 years for fatal crash

An Israeli court sentenced Maxim Savag to 10 years in prison and ordered 100,000 shekels in compensation for causing the death of a man by reckless driving on Highway 6.

The Lod District Court sentenced Maxim Sabag to 10 years in prison for reckless manslaughter of Vladimir Dunduchko. In addition, Sabag was ordered to pay 100,000 shekels in compensation to the victim's family. Judge Efrat Pink rejected defense claims that the blood sample taken from the defendant did not belong to him or was contaminated, as well as the claim that his behavior stemmed from post-trauma or narcotic drugs. In the sentencing, the judge noted Sabag's heavy criminal and traffic record, including dozens of convictions for traffic and drug offenses, and the fact that he committed drug offenses while managing the criminal proceedings. The article notes that the defendant did not apologize to the victim's family.