Ben Gvir’s driver charged with reckless driving that caused an injury in April car crash

An indictment is filed against the driver of National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, Moshe Eichenstein, for running a red light while driving the minister which, according to the indictment, caused an accident in which another driver was badly injured.

Eichenstein is charged with driving through a red light, reckless driving, and behavior that caused actual bodily harm, after the minister’s vehicle hit that of Idan Domatov, severely injuring his knee, after leaving the site of a terrorist attack in Ramle in April.

Ben Gvir, who himself has a long history of traffic offenses and has been repeatedly criticized for filming himself in transit as a minister while not wearing a seatbelt, has maintained that Eichenstein was not responsible for the accident.

Haaretz reported in May that security guards for Ben Gvir said his drivers continue to break traffic laws under the minister’s instruction, even after the accident in Ramle, including driving at excessive speeds, running red lights and driving on the hard shoulder of the road when there is no operational need to do so.