Chișinău driver who killed a pedestrian detained; cannabis among 4 drugs in his body
Police in Chișinău held a 25-year-old man for 72 hours after his Ford struck two pedestrians on a crossing on Grigore Vieru Boulevard on 10 November 2026, killing a woman of about 30. Tests found amphetamine, methamphetamine, PVP and cannabis in his body, and he held no driving licence.
A 25-year-old man driving a Ford hit two pedestrians on a crossing on Grigore
Vieru Boulevard in Chișinău on the evening of 10 November 2026.[1][2][3][4][5]The press service of the General Police Inspectorate said the crash happened in the Rîșcani sector of Chișinău.[6]The two pedestrians were crossing the street legally.[4][5]A woman of
about 30 died of her injuries in hospital, and a 21-year-old man was left in a
serious condition in intensive care.[1][2][3][4]The woman died a few hours after the crash from the injuries she had suffered.[6]
The driver left the car and fled the scene, and was later located and detained
by the Operational Patrol and Response Battalion.[7][3][4]Police held him for 72
hours while the Chișinău police continued their investigation.[8][3][4][5]
Officers noticed suspicious behaviour during the detention and took him to a
medical institution to test his condition.[9][3][4][5]The tests came back positive for
amphetamine, methamphetamine, PVP, known as “salt”, and cannabis.[9][2][3][4][5]Police
also established that the man does not hold a driving licence.[7][2][3][4][5]
The Ford had been rented by another person, who told police he had handed the
car to the 25-year-old suspect.[1][4][5]Officers also identified and detained the man who had rented the car.[5]
Photos and video
Police handout photo published with the report on the fatal crash on Grigore Vieru Boulevard in Chișinău. Photo: politia.mdPhoto details
Police video published with the report on the crash on Grigore Vieru Boulevard in Chișinău. Video: politia.md Source: Jurnal.md
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Deaths
1
Agency
Inspectoratul General al Poliției
Agency type
Police
Activity
Use
Setting
Vehicle
Case stage
Under investigation
Region
Chișinău
Sources
Jurnal.mdjurnal.mdROAccidentul tragic de pe bulevardul Grigore Vieru: Șoferul nu avea permis și a fost testat pozitiv la patru tipuri de droguri
Infotaginfotag.mdROUN ȘOFER DEPENDENT DE DROGURI CARE A LOVIT DOUĂ PERSOANE LA O INTERSECȚIE A FOST REȚINUT ÎN CHIȘINĂU
Ziar.mdziar.mdROȘoferul care ar fi lovit doi pietoni în capitală, testat pozitiv la patru droguri. Nu avea permis de conducere
Deschide.mddeschide.mdROVIDEO // Șoferul care a provocat accidentul mortal de pe bulevardul Grigore Vieru, reținut de polițiști. Era drogat și fără permis
NewsMakernewsmaker.mdROȘoferul care ar fi provocat accidentul de pe bd Grigore Vieru, soldat cu decesul unui pieton, nu avea permis de conducere. A fost testat pozitiv la droguri, anunță Poliția
TVR Moldovatvrmoldova.mdROȘoferul suspectat de accidentul mortal de pe bd. Gr. Vieru a fost testat pozitiv la patru droguri
Omniapresomniapres.mdROVIDEO // Noi detalii despre șoferul care a lovit doi pietoni pe Grigore Vieru. A fost testat pozitiv la patru substanțe
UNIMEDIAunimedia.infoRO(video) Drogat la volan și fără permis de conducere: Șoferul fugar care a lovit doi pietoni pe bd. Grigore Vieru, unul dintre care a murit, testat pozitiv la 4 tipuri de narcotice
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The exact time of the crash on the evening of 10 November 2026 is not given, and the accounts do not say when the 72-hour detention began or when it was to end.
No charge was reported; the accounts say the investigation was still under way, so no court outcome is known.
The accounts do not say how much cannabis or of what kind was detected, only that the test was positive for cannabis alongside amphetamine, methamphetamine and PVP.
The 21-year-old man's condition was reported as serious and in intensive care, but no later update on him was available in the opened sources.
The accounts reproduce the same Chișinău police statement, so the drug-test results rest on that single police account rather than on an independent forensic report.
Reports say the woman was about 30 years old; no exact age was published.
The man who had rented the Ford was also identified and detained and questioned, but no charges or measures against him were reported.
Four Chisinau students aged 19-22 were detained in Comrat for allegedly selling marijuana to fellow students. A court placed all four in preventive arrest for 30 days while trafficking charges carrying 15-17 years are investigated.
Capital Police in Chișinău detained 10 people over the past week and are handling 19 drug cases after seizing PVP, hashish, marijuana and mephedrone. Patrol officers separately caught 13 people with prohibited substances and consumption devices, drawing up 26 contravention reports.
Police in Chisinau detained two 17-year-olds suspected of acting as couriers and storekeepers for hashish sold through Telegram. Searches at their homes seized hashish valued at about 50,000 lei, which police say was meant for stashes around the city.
Moldovan border police at the Leușeni crossing searched a 41-year-old passenger on a minibus bound for Germany and found two bags of a plant substance suspected to be marijuana inside his trainers. He said he kept it for his own use, the substance was sent for expert examination and the case is being investigated.
