On Saturday evening, a 24-year-old driver injured a woman and her 6-year-old daughter while they were walking in a pedestrian crossing on a street in Ploiesti. The man was using drugs, the investigators detained him.

As IPJ Prahova reports, the 24-year-old driver was checked using the DrugTest device, which indicated the presence of substances in the body that can have a psychoactive effect, writes Agerpres.

In view of all the evidence provided, he was remanded in custody for 24 hours, the source said.

The young man will be presented to the relevant prosecutor’s office with a proposal to choose another preventive measure.

The police continue the investigation in the criminal proceedings opened on the basis of the crimes of intentional bodily harm and driving a vehicle on public roads while intoxicated.

A 40-year-old woman and her 6-year-old daughter were injured Saturday night while crossing the road on the Northern Highway in Ploiesti.

Sources from the scene said that the two were in the crosswalk.

The victims were taken to the hospital for specialized medical care, the woman was seriously injured.

The driver was tested on the spot with a breathalyzer, the result was negative.