Changhua Car Accident Kills 2, Injures 2; At-Fault Driver Tests Positive for Amphetamines, Suspected of Drug Driving
In Changhua City, Taiwan, a car accident caused by a driver surnamed Gao resulted in two deaths and two injuries. Police investigations revealed that the driver tested positive for amphetamines, leading to suspicions of drug-impaired driving. The case will be forwarded for prosecution under public endangerment and other charges related to drug-impaired driving causing death or severe injury.
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(Central News Agency reporter Cheng Wei-chen, Changhua, 4th) A man surnamed Gao drove along Zhonghua West Road in Changhua City early this morning and collided with a motorcycle and a car at high speed, causing 2 deaths and 2 injuries. The Changhua Police Precinct stated that Mr. Gao tested positive for amphetamine drugs, and the case will be handled on charges of public endangerment and other offenses related to drug-impaired driving.
At around 4 AM today, the man surnamed Gao was driving a BMW sedan at high speed on Zhonghua West Road in Changhua City, Changhua County. He first collided with a motorcycle traveling in the same direction, and then crashed into a car coming from the opposite direction. The motorcyclist, surnamed Wu, and the driver of the oncoming car, surnamed Weng, died after being rushed to the hospital.
The husband, surnamed Shi, who was in the same car as the driver surnamed Weng, suffered abrasions and contusions all over his body and was sent to the hospital conscious. The man surnamed Gao tested 0 for alcohol and sustained lacerations to his head, losing consciousness before arriving at the hospital.
The Changhua Police Precinct of the Changhua County Police Bureau stated this afternoon that because the at-fault driver, Mr. Gao, is still receiving treatment at the hospital, they applied for and obtained a鉴定許可書 (appraisal permit) from the Changhua District Prosecutors Office. Based on the hospital's blood and urine sample test reports for Mr. Gao, both results were positive for amphetamine drugs. The entire case will be transferred to the District Prosecutors Office for investigation on suspicion of drug-impaired driving causing serious injury or death under the Criminal Code's public endangerment offenses. (Editor: Chen Jen-hua) 1150504
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(Central News Agency reporter Cheng Wei-chen, Changhua, 4th) A man surnamed Gao drove along Zhonghua West Road in Changhua City early this morning and collided with a motorcycle and a car at high speed, causing 2 deaths and 2 injuries. The Changhua Police Precinct stated that Mr. Gao tested positive for amphetamine drugs, and the case will be handled on charges of public endangerment and other offenses related to drug-impaired driving.
At around 4 AM today, the man surnamed Gao was driving a BMW sedan at high speed on Zhonghua West Road in Changhua City, Changhua County. He first collided with a motorcycle traveling in the same direction, and then crashed into a car coming from the opposite direction. The motorcyclist, surnamed Wu, and the driver of the oncoming car, surnamed Weng, died after being rushed to the hospital.
The husband, surnamed Shi, who was in the same car as the driver surnamed Weng, suffered abrasions and contusions all over his body and was sent to the hospital conscious. The man surnamed Gao tested 0 for alcohol and sustained lacerations to his head, losing consciousness before arriving at the hospital.
The Changhua Police Precinct of the Changhua County Police Bureau stated this afternoon that because the at-fault driver, Mr. Gao, is still receiving treatment at the hospital, they applied for and obtained a鉴定許可書 (appraisal permit) from the Changhua District Prosecutors Office. Based on the hospital's blood and urine sample test reports for Mr. Gao, both results were positive for amphetamine drugs. The entire case will be transferred to the District Prosecutors Office for investigation on suspicion of drug-impaired driving causing serious injury or death under the Criminal Code's public endangerment offenses. (Editor: Chen Jen-hua) 1150504
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