Vadodara Driver After Arrest In Crash Case

The police on Friday arrested the driver of a speeding car that killed a woman and injured several others in Gujarat’s Vodadara city. 

The accused driver, Rakshit Ravish Chaurasia, was allegedly heavily drunk when he crashed his car into a two-wheeler in the city’s Karelibag area. 

A video of the incident has gone viral on social media where the accused was seen stepping out of the car, with airbags opened inside due to the impact of the collision, in an intoxicated state. 

Dressed in black T-shirt, the driver repeatedly shouted “Another round, another round” as bystanders tried to confront him. 

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Drove Over 100 KMPH, Lost Control 

According to police reports, the accused is a student of law at MS University and was driving the black car at an estimated speed of over 100 kmph when he lost control. 

The vehicle crashed into multiple two-wheelers, killing a woman on the spot and injuring several others. The injured victims were taken to a local hospital where they are undergoing treatment. 

Joint Commissioner of Police Leena Patil confirmed the arrest of the accused. 

“A 4-wheeler rammed into a 2-wheeler and one woman died in the accident. The accused driver has been caught. Police are conducting further probe…this is a case of drunk driving,” she said. 

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‘Wasn’t Drunk, Want To Meet Deceased’s Family’

Meanwhile, the accused has refused that he was drunk at the time of the accident. Speaking to reporters, Rakshit Ravish Chaurasia whose face was all bruised and swollen claimed that the airbags in the car opened when the vehicle touched the scooty obstructing his sight. 

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“I was returning to my home, it was my friend’s car. It touched a scooty, the car sensors are sensitive so airbags opened. I couldn’t see anything, the car got derailed. I didn’t know what happened. Then a fight ensued which you saw in the video. I was saying all that to drive people away from me. I was saying ‘Rakshit’ and ‘Om Namah Shivay’…,” he said. 

He further claimed that the car’s speed was around 50 kmph and there were no people around except for the scooty and a car. When asked directly if he was drunk, he denied it saying, “We didn’t do any party…I didn’t consume anything.”

“No, I did not drink…I want to meet the family of the deceased as it was my fault,” he added.