Police in Lviv region detained a 49-year-old driver suspected of a fatal hit-and-run on the road «Mостиська – Самбір – Борислав». A 24-year-old woman died after being struck. The incident happened on 25 October at about 18:10. Officers say the driver, operating an unspecified vehicle, hit the woman while she was walking along the roadside with a companion, then fled the scene. Investigators later identified the suspect as a 49-year-old resident of Drohobych, who was driving a Nissan X-trail. Police reported that he was driving while intoxicated, with more than 2.5 promille of alcohol in his blood. Police detained the man under Article 208 of Ukraine’s Criminal Procedure Code and took the Nissan X-trail to a special lot. The case was opened by investigators of the transport crimes unit of the Lviv police investigative department. Prosecutors opened criminal proceedings under part 3 of Article 286-1 of Ukraine’s Criminal Code, which covers violations of road safety rules or transport operation by persons driving in a state of intoxication. The article provides for prison from five to ten years, with deprivation of the right to drive for the same period. D уring the investigation, police say the driver is expected to be informed of a suspicion shortly.