Lawyer Ephraim said he did not know who was driving at the time of the accident

the lawyer of the accused in the case of fatal accident of an actor of Michael Efremova Elman Pashayev said that he did not know whether his client was driving the vehicle at the time of the accident at Smolensk square in Central Moscow.

At the same time, he said, according to TASS, Efremov was definitely in the car at the time of the accident. “But if he was driving, I don’t know,” the lawyer added.

He also said that the family of the deceased driver Sergei Zakharov is reluctant to accept monetary compensation from the actor.

Earlier today the Presnensky court of Moscow extended the house arrest of Ephraim until January 22, 2021 and appointed on 5 August, date of the first meeting on the merits.

Recall that Yefremov refused admission of guilt in a fatal accident. The compensation he is willing to pay because of an accident involving his car.