Schoolboy who hit a road patrol inspector with a BMW in Tashkent sentenced to 2 years and 4 months
A court in Tashkent has sentenced a 16-year-old schoolboy to 2 years and 4 months of imprisonment. In February, driving a BMW M4 without a driver's license, he struck a traffic police inspector. The officer later died. The teenager was found guilty of intentionally inflicting grievous bodily harm resulting in death.
Schoolboy who hit traffic police inspector with BMW in Tashkent sentenced to 2 years and 4 months
The Mirabad District Criminal Court sentenced D. Turgunov to 2 years and 4 months of imprisonment. It was he who hit a traffic police inspector with a BMW M4 in Tashkent in February, after which the inspector later died.
The criminal case was heard in a closed court session. At the time of the incident, Turgunov, born in 2010, was a 10th-grade student at a private school.
The court found him guilty under paragraph "d" of part 3 of Article 104 of the Criminal Code — intentional infliction of grievous bodily harm resulting in the death of the victim.
Taking into account Article 85 of the Criminal Code, which regulates sentencing for minors, the teenager was sentenced to 2 years and 4 months of imprisonment.
The term of punishment will be calculated from February 27, 2026 — the day when a preventive measure in the form of detention was chosen against him.
"Gazeta" reported that on the evening of February 25, on Nukus Street in the center of Tashkent, a BMW M4 driven by a 16-year-old schoolboy who did not have a driver's license hit a Road Patrol Service officer.
According to a law enforcement source, the inspector received a radio message about a vehicle driving with violations and was about to take measures to stop it when the collision occurred.
The traffic police officer, Junior Sergeant Khosilbek Beknazar ugli Eshnazarov, sustained severe injuries and was hospitalized. He died in the hospital without regaining consciousness after the accident. The President posthumously awarded him the "Jasorat" ("Courage") medal.
Initially, the Mirabad District Prosecutor's Office opened a criminal case under Article 266 of the Criminal Code — violation of traffic safety rules resulting in moderate or grievous bodily harm.
Later, the case was considered under paragraph "d" of part 3 of Article 104 of the Criminal Code — intentional infliction of grievous bodily harm resulting in the death of the victim.
It was also reported that the teenager's parents had previously been held administratively liable twice.
In September 2025, measures were taken due to the schoolboy missing classes, and in January 2026 — after an incident of unauthorized driving and a gross violation of traffic rules.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs also stated that the BMW M4 belonged to Leyla Atadiyanova, born in 2002. According to the ministry, since 2024, she had handed over the driving of cars to persons without driver's licenses 18 times and committed 37 other gross traffic violations.
After the February collision, the teenager admitted in a video published by the Ministry of Internal Affairs that he had previously received a warning for driving.
"Last time, the officers already warned me. I promised that I would not drive a car anymore. But I violated it again and got behind the wheel. All my actions are wrong. I apologize to the injured officer, to him personally, to his family, to his parents," he said.