The suspect A.J.O, who hit the pedestrian with the vehicle he was driving under the influence of alcohol, was arrested and brought before the court.
Police sergeant Ozan Avcı, who gave sworn testimony in the court, said that on 08.09.2022, at 03:20, on Atatürk Street in Gönyeli, while he was driving fast and carelessly in his vehicle under the influence of 93mg alcohol, crashed into Ozan Polat (M-19) with the front of his vehicle.
Police stated that due to the impact, the pedestrian was thrown 40 meters towards the east and fell into the road.
Ozan Polat, who was seriously injured, was taken to Nicosia by ambulance. He underlined that he was taken to the Emergency Service at Burhan Nalbantoğlu State Hospital, operated with the diagnosis of skull fracture and cerebral hemorrhage, and was taken under observation in the Intensive Care Service and that his life was in danger.
The police stated that Polat had a second operation due to recurrent cerebral hemorrhage and his condition was critical.
Stating that the suspect fled the scene of the accident and was arrested on another street on the same day, the police stated that there was a damage of approximately 50 thousand TL in the rental car used by the suspect.
The police also stated that they determined that the suspect did not have a driver’s license.
The police also talked about 3 unknown persons who were arguing with Ozan Polat on the road at the time of the accident, and said that time was needed for the identification of 3 unknown persons who left the scene.
The police stated that the Nigerian suspect came to the TRNC for student registration on March 09, 2021, but has been without a residence permit from the TRNC for a total of 488 days as of May 08, 2021.
Considering that the investigation of the matter is likely to change in the light of all these facts, the police demanded that the suspect be kept in police custody for 5 days for the safety of the investigation.
Judge Nil Elodie Çeliker ordered the suspect to be detained for 5 days.
