Changhua Representative Surnamed Yeh Suspected of Hit-and-Run; Referred to Prosecutors by Police
A Fuxing Township representative surnamed Yeh in Changhua County is suspected of hitting an 86-year-old woman with his car and fleeing the scene. Relatives alleged drunk driving and using his mother as a scapegoat, but police confirmed his alcohol level was zero when he surrendered, though he is still charged with a hit-and-run.
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(CNA Reporter Wu Che-hao, Changhua, 23rd) A township representative surnamed Yeh from Fuxing Township, Changhua County, is suspected of hitting an 86-year-old woman with his car and fleeing the scene. The elderly woman's family accused Yeh of drunk driving and subsequently finding his mother to take the blame; the police stated that Yeh voluntarily turned himself in later, his breathalyzer test showed zero, and he was referred to the prosecutors' office for the crime of hit-and-run after questioning.
A police officer from the Lukang Precinct of the Changhua County Police Department stated today that relatives and friends of the 86-year-old woman surnamed Wang posted on Facebook claiming that around 8 PM on the 21st, while Yeh was driving near the Lukang Precinct's Hongju Police Station, he allegedly hit the elderly woman while driving drunk and fled, and later tried to get his mother to take the blame.
The police stated that after receiving the report, they reviewed intersection surveillance footage to locate the involved vehicle. They confirmed from the license plate that the owner was a township representative surnamed Yeh. Despite multiple attempts to contact him, they received no response. Yeh voluntarily showed up to explain at 2 PM yesterday and underwent a breathalyzer test, which returned a value of zero.
The police explained that although the man's breathalyzer test was zero and he did not have his mother take the blame, he still committed the criminal offense of hit-and-run. After questioning, he was legally referred to the Taiwan Changhua District Prosecutors Office for investigation.
(Editor: Huang Ming-hsi) 1150423
(CNA Reporter Wu Che-hao, Changhua, 23rd) A township representative surnamed Yeh from Fuxing Township, Changhua County, is suspected of hitting an 86-year-old woman with his car and fleeing the scene. The elderly woman's family accused Yeh of drunk driving and subsequently finding his mother to take the blame; the police stated that Yeh voluntarily turned himself in later, his breathalyzer test showed zero, and he was referred to the prosecutors' office for the crime of hit-and-run after questioning.
A police officer from the Lukang Precinct of the Changhua County Police Department stated today that relatives and friends of the 86-year-old woman surnamed Wang posted on Facebook claiming that around 8 PM on the 21st, while Yeh was driving near the Lukang Precinct's Hongju Police Station, he allegedly hit the elderly woman while driving drunk and fled, and later tried to get his mother to take the blame.
The police stated that after receiving the report, they reviewed intersection surveillance footage to locate the involved vehicle. They confirmed from the license plate that the owner was a township representative surnamed Yeh. Despite multiple attempts to contact him, they received no response. Yeh voluntarily showed up to explain at 2 PM yesterday and underwent a breathalyzer test, which returned a value of zero.
The police explained that although the man's breathalyzer test was zero and he did not have his mother take the blame, he still committed the criminal offense of hit-and-run. After questioning, he was legally referred to the Taiwan Changhua District Prosecutors Office for investigation.
(Editor: Huang Ming-hsi) 1150423