The son of disgraced former finance minister Avraham Hirschson was set to be released from Meggido Prison Thursday, after he was granted parole four months into his jail term.
Barak Hirchson was sentenced to seven months in January for driving under the influence when he crashed his motorcycle in an accident that critically injured his girlfriend in April 2012. He was also handed a NIS 25,000 ($6,800) fine.
Hirchson, who was 28 at the time, was lightly injured in the accident and released from the hospital later that evening.
The accident occurred on Yunitsman Street in north Tel Aviv. According to reports, the couple had spent some time in the Tel Baruch area, where Hirchson drank beer before the pair got on his motorcycle. During the course of their journey the vehicle struck a sidewalk, knocking them off the bike.
Hirchson had racked up 25 moving violations since obtaining his license in 2002, including a previous charge of drunk driving for which his license was revoked for 33 months, Ynet reported.
Get The Times of Israel's Daily Edition
by email and never miss our top stories
By signing up, you agree to the
terms
Hirchson’s sentencing coincided with the early release from prison of his father, Avraham Hirschson, who had served three and a half years of a five-year sentence.
Avraham Hirschson, a finance minister in prime minister Ehud Olmert’s cabinet, was convicted of embezzling some NIS 2 million, among other charges.
Help us report truthfully on social media
As a multimedia journalist, my job is to take the quality, fact-based journalism produced by The Times of Israel newsroom and make it accessible across every platform — from Instagram posts to podcasts to short-form videos.
This is how many, especially young people, consume news these days. But misinformation is rampant on social media. Our team at ToI produces accurate, responsible short-form reporting on Israel and the Jewish world.
If you believe in the importance of factual social media journalism, please consider joining our reader support group, The Times of Israel Community. Your financial support is essential to sustain responsible multimedia reporting.
— Gabriella Jacobs, multimedia journalist
Support our work
Support our work
Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this
You're a dedicated reader
We’re really pleased that you’ve read X Times of Israel articles in the past month.
That’s why we started the Times of Israel - to provide discerning readers like you with must-read coverage of Israel and the Jewish world.
So now we have a request. Unlike other news outlets, we haven’t put up a paywall. But as the journalism we do is costly, we invite readers for whom The Times of Israel has become important to help support our work by joining The Times of Israel Community.
For as little as $6 a month you can help support our quality journalism while enjoying The Times of Israel AD-FREE, as well as accessing exclusive content available only to Times of Israel Community members.
Thank you,
David Horovitz, Founding Editor of The Times of Israel
Join Our Community
Join Our Community
Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on Google
