Mandarkhanova Lyudmila Mikhailovna Kuznetsova Victoria Sergeevna Grozin Sergey Yurievich

It is difficult to imagine the life of a modern person without rapid movement, which is facilitated by various means of transportation. The field of road safety is regulated by various legal norms. Criminal legislation provides for liability for violations of the Russian Federation’s Traffic Regulations and the operation of vehicles that result in death or serious injury. The number of traffic-related crimes remains relatively high. The investigation of criminal cases in this category requires specialized expertise from law enforcement agencies, as it is impossible to determine the circumstances of a traffic accident without a thorough examination of all the details. Unusual traffic crimes, such as traffic accidents where the driver is not initially identified, require special attention and are difficult to investigate. In most cases, under such circumstances, law enforcement agencies do not have reliable information about the person who was driving the vehicle at the time of the accident, which makes it difficult to determine the cause of the accident. The initial stage of investigating non-obvious traffic accidents is characterized by its dynamic nature and requires a large number of investigative and procedural actions, which require law enforcement agencies to be extremely precise and legally competent. The article outlines the main challenges faced by law enforcement agencies when it comes to identifying the person who was driving the vehicle at the time of the accident. The article reveals key points that contribute to the establishment of non-obvious circumstances. This article will help you understand complex situations and enable law enforcement officers to perform their main tasks, such as ensuring road safety and bringing the perpetrators to justice.

traffic accident, vehicle, criminal case, traffic crime, driver, investigator

Mandarkhanova Lyudmila Mikhailovna – Senior Investigative, Control and Methodological Department for Road Traffic Accidents of the State Investigative Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Irkutsk Region (15, Litvinov st., Irkutsk, 664003, Russian Federation), ORCID: 0009-0006-3836-3423, RSCI Author ID: 1167327, e-mail: lm.iv@mail.ru

Kuznetsova Victoria Sergeevna – Candidate of Philosophy Sciences, Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy and Methodology of Science, Department of Philosophy and Theology, Faculty of History, Irkutsk State University (1, K. Marx st., Irkutsk, 664003, Russian Federation), ORCID: 0000-0002-7400-5758, RSCI Author ID: 506899, e-mail: fly.888@ya.ru

Grozin Sergey Yurievich – Candidate of Juridical Sciences, Associate Professor, Professor of the Department of State and Legal Disciplines, East Siberian Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia (110, Lermontov st., Irkutsk, 664074, Russian Federation), ORCID: 0009-0002-8029-8478, RSCI Author ID: 840243, e-mail: ms.zima180@bk.ru

Mandarkhanova L.M., Kuznetsova V.S., Grozin S.Y. Osobennosti vozbuzhdeniya ugolovnyx del po neochevidnym dorozhno-transportnym prestupleniyam [Features of initiating criminal cases for non-obvious road transport crimes] Sibirskij yuridicheskij vestnik [Siberian Law Herald]. 2025, no 4 (111), pp. 117–123. – DOI 10.26516/2071-8136.2025.4.117 (in Russian).

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