Dragan Jočić
Dragan Jočić (, born 7 September 1960) is a Serbian lawyer and politician. He served as the Minister of Internal Affairs of Serbia from 2004 until 2008 in the cabinet of Prime Minister Vojislav Koštunica. He has been a member of the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) since its inception until 2014. He also served as the party vice-president and has been a member of the party's executive board since its founding. From 1992 to 1997, he was an MP in the Serbian parliament. He was also a city council member and has been a member of the Belgrade City Council since 2000. Early life and education Jočić is of Montenegrin Serb descent, his family originating from Martinići, a village near Danilovgrad, Montenegro. He graduated from the University of Belgrade's Law School. After graduation, he started private law practice. Car accident On 25 January 2008, around 11:30pm CET, Jočić was severely injured in a car crash when a government-issued, chauffeur-driven Mercedes-Benz ML 500 that he was riding in hit a dog on the Belgrade-Niš highway near the town of Velika Plana. After hitting the animal, the driver, Mirko Damnjanović lost control of the vehicle, which then careened into a mid-highway