Police officer A. Hovhannisyan was arrested in Armenia accused of violating traffic and driving rules causing deaths of two people.

On December 22, police officer A. Hovhannisyan, driver of Vaz 2106 with Russian number plate, ran over two women, Karine Gasparyan (1960) and her 18-year-old daughter Anna Gasparyan, photo journalist Gagik Shamshyan told NEWS.am. Karine Gasparyan died on the spot, the other was taken to Surb Grigor Lusavorich medical centre where she died on December 23.

The driver fled the location but later was brought to police department of Arabkir district of Yerevan. It was revealed that the driver was drunk. An investigation is underway.

Photo by Gagik Shamshyan