Watching dramas while driving. Drugged cement truck driver killed 2 people. Drinking poisonous coffee for two consecutive days on the road. Urine test for drugs exceeded the legal limit by 2369 times.

In April last year, a man named Wu Jianxin drove a cement truck while under the influence of drugs. He hit a construction truck on the 7-section section of Provincial Highway 61, killing two people and injuring one, and also set the vehicle on fire. The prosecutors charged Wu with failing to drive safely and causing death. The Tainan District Court’s National Court held a hearing yesterday. Wu admitted that he had used drug-induced coffee pods two days before the accident. At that time, the vehicle’s assistance system was turned on, and he was using his mobile phone to watch TV shows while driving.

The prosecutor charged Wu Nan with failing to drive safely and causing death.

This major car accident occurred at around 11 a.m. on April 28 last year. Road maintenance engineers were cleaning the road shoulder on the southbound section of the Qigu section of Provincial Highway 61. Slow-moving vehicles, construction vehicles and small trucks were stopped at the scene in accordance with regulations. Unexpectedly, Wu Nan drove the cement ready-mix truck without stopping at all. It rushed straight to the shoulder of the road, violently hit the buffer car, and then pushed forward the cleaning vehicle and the pickup truck. The man surnamed Lin, who had just got out of the driver's seat to prepare for work, was hit first. The woman surnamed Wang in the car was also seriously injured. Both of them were seriously injured and died in the hospital. Another man surnamed Hu was injured in the lower back. The front of the cement truck caught fire immediately after the series of collisions.

Yesterday, the National Judge held court. Wu Nan admitted that he had used drug coffee bags to relax two days before the crime, thinking that he would be able to drive normally after waking up. On the day of the crime, he set off early in the morning. The first trip was to transport sand and gravel from Pingtungli Port to Tainan, the second trip was to transport cement from Xuejia to Qigu, and the third trip was passing through the 61st line of Taiwan. Because of his excessive trust in the vehicle assistance system, he turned on the cruise control and anti-drift devices, and even took out his mobile phone to watch TV dramas while driving. He argued to the judge that he actually saw the car hit the road shoulder a few hundred meters before the impact. However, due to the force of the collision, he fell into a coma and when he woke up, the accident had already occurred.

The prosecutor presented evidence to refute, and the review result of the traffic accident identification found that Wu Nan did not pay attention to the situation in front of the car as the main cause of the accident. After the incident, Wu Nan frequently said that he was too sudden or forgot to make excuses, and did not change his story until the test results were released. They all selected evidence that was favorable to him. In fact, Wu Nan’s urine test report showed that the drug concentration exceeded the legal limit by 2,369 times. He was obviously driving on the road after taking drugs. He was involved in the crimes of being unable to drive a powered vehicle safely and causing death and negligent injury. It is recommended that the national judge impose a harsher sentence.

Wu Nan's defender pointed out the footage recorded at the scene. After the incident, Wu Nan was covered in blood, huddled on the ground and regretful. Although there were discrepancies in his confession, he still admitted to the crime. Moreover, the road conditions at the scene were complicated, and factors such as vehicle assistance systems and tire blowouts may aggravate the injury. The family members of the deceased who were present at the scene lamented in court and accused Wu Nan of shirking responsibility, and asked the court to give the victim a harsh sentence and give him justice. The entire case will continue to be heard by the National Judge's Court.

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