A Ukrainian heiress who killed five people when she crashed into pedestrians at high speed after it was claimed she jumped a red light had three previous speeding convictions, it has emerged.
The horrifying moment the 20-year-old heiress mowed down the victims was caught on camera.
There was carnage on the streets of Kharkiv, in Ukraine, after her Lexus mounted the pavement before flipping on its side.
Alyona Zaitseva’s armed bodyguards drove up in two jeeps immediately after the crash and protected her from a furious crowd who witnessed the crash. The dead included a 15-year-old schoolgirl.
A glamorous 20-year-old heiress has been detained after she ‘jumped a red light and rammed into a crowd killing six’, say police
The car was seen speeding towards the group of people waiting at a pedestrian crossing
The car plowed straight into the crowd killing six and injuring dozens more
The female driver was arrested by police who said she had not been drinking
There was carnage on the streets of Kharkiv, in Ukraine , after her Lexus mowed down people waiting on the pavement at a pedestrian crossing before flipping on its side
It has since emerged Ms Zaitseva was fined on three sepatare occasions for speeding offences, according to 112.
‘It’s like a war zone,’ said one onlooker who was trying to care for the injured.
Ms Zaitseva, the daughter of local energy company multi-millionaire Vasily Zaitsev, was uninjured.
A shocking video of the aftermath of the crash showed bodies strewn on the pavement.
Among the seriously wounded is a woman who is seven months pregnant, described as being in a grave condition in hospital.
Shocking images showed bodies lying on the ground after the deadly crash (pictured)
A shocking video of the aftermath of the crash showed bodies strewn on the pavement
Alyona Zaitseva’s armed bodyguards drove up in two jeeps immediately after the crash and protected her from a furious crowd who witnessed the crash
Three of the dead were named as Elena Berchenko, 25, Yury Neudachin, 24, Oksana Nesterenko, 36
Distressing video showed the wounded crying out for help after the deadly crash
Three of the dead were named as Elena Berchenko, 25, Yury Neudachin, 24, Oksana Nesterenko, 36.
Student Ms Zaitseva was detained initially for three days. Police said she was found not to have been drinking before the crash.
If convicted, she faces up to ten years in jail.
Local bloggers expressed fears that because of her powerful father she will be exonerated despite claims that she sped through the red light.
Ms Zaitseva, the daughter of local energy company multi-millionaire Vasily Zaitsev (right), was uninjured
If convicted, the heiress and student Ms Zaitseva (pictured) faces up to ten years in jail