A 25-year-old man in Kaohsiung crashed his car and was tested positive for drugged driving. His car was confiscated and his fellow passengers were fined

Chen Nan crashed his car and was involved in drug driving. He was sent to court for drug crimes and public danger crimes. (provided by the public)

At the intersection of Qixian 1st Road and Heping 1st Road, Lingya District, Kaohsiung City, a car accident occurred when a car hit a telephone pole at around 3 a.m. today (9th). The police arrived at the scene and conducted a drug test on the driver Chen (25 years old). He was found to be positive for ketamine. In addition to being sent to law enforcement, the BMW he was driving was confiscated on the spot, and the passengers in the same car were also fined up to NT$15,000.

Lingya Branch Kaixuan Office pointed out that Chen Nan drove his car and hit a telephone pole. The two people in the car were not injured. However, he tested positive for ketamine at the scene and was involved in drug driving. He was transferred to the Kaohsiung District Prosecutor's Office for investigation on suspicion of violating drug harm prevention regulations and criminal law and public danger.

For traffic violations, Mr. Chen, who was suspected of drug driving, was fined up to 150,000 yuan, his vehicle was confiscated on the spot, his license plate was suspended for 2 years, and his driver's license was revoked. In addition, a woman surnamed Chen (23 years old), a passenger in the passenger seat of the same car, violated Article 35, Item 8, Paragraph 2 of the Road Traffic Management Punishment Regulations. The driver of the same car was under the influence of drugs. The passenger will be fined not less than 6,000 yuan but not more than 15,000 yuan.