Dangerous driving

An investigative magistrate in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, ordered on Saturday the jailing of a 46-year-old driver who hit a family of three on Wednesday while driving drunk.

He is expected to be taken to a prison in central Greece.

A 46-year-old driver who hit a family of three near Thessaloniki, northern Greece, on Wednesday while driving drunk is expected to testify before an investigative magistrate on Saturday.

The man has been charged with dangerous driving due to the consumption of alcohol, grievous bodily harm and bodily damage caused by serial negligence. He has been detained since Wednesday.

Following her cousin's death in a traffic accident in 2012, a woman has been fighting a legal battle ever since against the driver involved, who received a milder sentence.

In 2012, a car hit Gökhan Demir in Istanbul while he was trying to cross the street. Demir lost his life after staying in a coma for nine days.

Protests against dangerous driving have continued after the hit-and-run deaths of two students, as new statistics showed that Sarajevans have become less safe in the streets.