In Urgench, a driver who caused the death of a 10-year-old boy was sentenced to 5 years in prison. The boy's father is dissatisfied with the verdict

In Urganch, a driver who caused the death of a 10-year-old boy was sentenced to 5 years in prison. The boy's father is dissatisfied with the verdict.

On May 4, 2026, in the Urganch district of the Khorezm region, a BYD car struck 10-year-old Uchqun Aminboyev. The boy died at the scene due to his injuries. The boy's father contacted Gazeta, stating that there had been previous fatalities at the pedestrian crossing where his son was killed in the traffic accident, and requested the installation of a traffic light to prevent others from being harmed. Less than a month after the appeal, a traffic light was installed and put into operation.

A criminal case had been initiated regarding this incident under Article 266, Part 2 of the Criminal Code — violation of safety rules for the movement or use of transport vehicles resulting in death.

On September 7, 2026, the case was reviewed in the Yangibozor District Criminal Court. The boy's father informed Gazeta about this.

According to the court verdict, the BYD driver, Temur Allanazarov, violated several active traffic rules while operating the vehicle at the time of the accident.

In particular, he did not choose a speed that would ensure traffic safety, failed to reduce speed in time despite the danger that arose on the road, did not comply with the requirements to avoid creating danger for other road users during maneuvers and to treat pedestrians with caution, and failed to observe the established speed limit in populated areas as well as the requirement to yield to pedestrians at regulated pedestrian crossings.

As a result, he caused a traffic accident by striking Uchqun Aminboyev, who was wheeling a bicycle across the pedestrian crossing, with the front left side of his car. The pedestrian died at the scene.

Temur Allanazarov pleaded guilty in court, stating that the car's speed that day was approximately 85–90 km/h, and that because a "Jiguli" driving ahead braked sharply in front of the pedestrian crossing, he turned the steering wheel to the left to avoid a collision. At that moment, he saw the boy wheeling his bicycle across the pedestrian crossing and then turned the steering wheel to the right. However, because the distance was short, the left part of the car struck the rear of the bicycle.

"I saw the pedestrian from a distance of 6–7 meters, but due to the car's speed, I did not manage to stop it," the driver said.

Temur Allanazarov expressed remorse for his actions and asked the court for legal leniency.

The victim's father, Anvar Masharipov, stated that according to his own calculations, the car was traveling at a speed of over 100 km/h, and asked the court to impose a harsher prison sentence on Temur Allanazarov.

In determining the punishment, the court took into account Temur Allanazarov's admission of guilt, his family and financial situation, the fact that he has two minor children, his lack of a prior criminal record, and his attempts to assist the victim and provide financial aid after the incident as mitigating circumstances, sentencing him to 5 years of deprivation of liberty and depriving him of the right to drive transport vehicles for a period of 2 years. The sentence is to be served in a settlement colony.

Anvar Masharipov, the father of the deceased Uchqun Aminboyev, has appealed to the Prosecutor General's Office and the Khorezm Region Prosecutor's Office, claiming that the car's speed at the time of the accident that caused his son's death was much higher than indicated in the court documents, and that other cars were also involved in the incident.

"It is visible from the video camera recordings that the BYD was traveling at a speed of at least 150 km/h and stopped 70–80 meters after striking my son. The BYD was racing with a 'Jiguli' car. This was also captured on the cameras. You might ask if a BYD can race with a 'Jiguli'. But neighbors who know its driver say that the 'Jiguli' had a different engine," the father says.

He also says that if not for another circumstance, the boy might have crossed the road and the accident might not have happened.

"At that moment, another car not involved in the race — a Gentra — made an illegal turn and drove towards the pedestrian crossing, right at my child. My child saw the car, took one or two steps back, and stopped, and at that moment the BYD struck him. Perhaps, if the Gentra had not made the illegal turn, my son could have crossed the road," the father says.

Anvar Masharipov complains that the other participants in the incident — the "Jiguli" and the Gentra — were not involved in the investigation. He claims that during the movement, the BYD and the "Jiguli" squeezed out another Cobalt car. After the accident, the Cobalt did not leave the scene and waited for a while, saying, "I will give a statement when the internal affairs officers arrive," but left after no one came. Witnesses of the incident told the father about this.

"Three days after the accident, I took the camera recordings from the area where the accident occurred to the investigator. Even after I said that if he didn't find the other cars in time, the recordings would be deleted, they did not go out to investigate anywhere at all. I even wonder if influential people are involved here," the father says.

Furthermore, the father says that 13 days after the accident, the physical evidence — the BYD car — was released from the impound lot without an autotechnical expertise report.

"There is information in the case files about the BYD leaving the impound lot. Without an autotechnical expertise report, it is impossible to get information about the speed at which the car struck. The BYD driver said he was traveling at 80–90, but the court did not provide any definitive conclusion on this. Did the prosecutor really not ask for the autotechnical expertise report when reviewing the 'case'? Meanwhile, there is a medical expertise report. Does this mean that since the person's death was proven, that's it, the car that struck is locked up, and the rest can go free? The investigation was conducted in a one-sided manner," the father says.

He also expressed dissatisfaction with the sentence imposed by the court on driver Temur Allanazarov and asked the Prosecutor General for help.

"What is this? My 10-year-old child is gone, do they give 5 years to someone who killed a person? If it weren't at such a high speed, even if it were 60–70 km/h, I might have forgiven it as an act of God and not had him imprisoned. But the actions of the person who deliberately and grossly violated traffic rules, raced, and struck my child while traveling at a speed of over 150 km/h were investigated one-sidedly in court. I don't know what to do. Please help," the father says.

Anvar Masharipov has also filed an appeal against this court verdict with the Khorezm Regional Criminal Court.