The 34-year-old faced a total of four charges related to causing death due to reckless, reckless or dangerous act or behavior, driving under the influence of drugs, driving under the influence of drugs in such a way that his ability to drive safely is reduced and driving without a license for the first half of 2018.
The 34-year-old, who was represented by a lawyer, pleaded guilty to all four charges.
After the sentence was imposed, the 34-year-old was taken back to the Central Prison where he has been detained since July 2, when his detention was ordered after the case was registered.
The timeline of the fatal accident
The fatal accident that cost the life of the 5-year-old angel, took place on June 25, around three in the afternoon, on the Ayia Napa - Larnaca highway.
According to the information under investigation, the vehicle that the 34-year-old was driving in the direction of Larnaca collided with the back of the vehicle of the five-member family.
As a result, the father who was the driver of the vehicle lost control and his car was overturned repeatedly.
The five-year-old girl was thrown from the back of the double-decker vehicle, where she was sitting with her siblings, and as a result she was fatally injured.
Interrogated by the 34-year-old for the circumstances of the fatal accident, he claimed that he fell asleep at the wheel and woke up after the accident while being monitored by a psychiatrist and receiving medication.
Also, the 34-year-old, in a test that was performed on him, came out positive in the drug test.