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Drug-driving accidents are common in Taiwan. The police have strengthened rapid drug screening and road safety promotion in recent years, but there are still incidents of innocent injuries caused by illegal driving.
A Taichung man surnamed Huang drove drunkenly and hit an overpass early yesterday morning, injuring three Taiwanese sports college students who were jogging. The Taichung District Court ruled that he would be detained early this morning. (Photo by reporter Chen Jianzhi)
A man named Huang (21 years old) in Taichung was driving a friend surnamed Wu at around 6 a.m. yesterday when he was driving at the intersection of Shuangshi Road and Jinnan Street in Taichung North District. He lost control and hit an overpass, colliding with three National Taiwan Sports University students. Fortunately, he was sent to the hospital with only bruises and no serious injuries. When the police arrived, Wu claimed that he was caught driving. The police later found that Huang Nan's saliva rapid drug test was positive and he was arrested on the spot. After being interrogated by the Taichung District Prosecutor's Office, he applied to the Taichung District Court for detention last night on suspicion of drug driving, injury, and the risk of repeatedly committing the same crime. The Taichung District Court approved the detention early this morning, and Wu Nan, who was involved in the crime of substitution, posted a bail of 30,000 yuan.
The Second Branch of the Taichung City Police Department received a report at 6 a.m. yesterday, alleging a traffic accident at the intersection of Shuangshi Road and Jinnan Street, North District, Taichung City, and immediately dispatched police officers to handle the incident. After the police arrived at the scene, the passenger surnamed Wu in the car once said that he was driving, but was later discovered. The police found that the driver surnamed Huang (21 years old) was in a daze, talking gibberish, and other reactions to drug use. They immediately conducted a quick drug saliva test on him, which showed a positive result for etomidate. They arrested Huang on the spot, impounded the car, and applied for preventive detention to the District Attorney's Office.
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After Huang Nan and Wu Nan were transferred to the Taichung District Prosecutor's Office last night, the prosecutors found that Huang Nan was involved in the serious crime of being unable to drive a powered vehicle safely under Article 185-3, Paragraph 1, Paragraph 4 of the Penal Code, and negligent injury, and that he was in danger of repeatedly committing the same crime. He applied for detention in the Taichung District Court; Wu Nan was involved in the crime of substitution, and the prosecutor ordered him to post a bail of 30,000 yuan. The Taichung District Court ruled that Huang Nan be detained early this morning.
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A Taichung man surnamed Huang drove drunkenly and hit an overpass early yesterday morning, injuring three Taiwanese sports college students who were jogging. The Taichung District Court ruled that he would be detained early this morning. (Photo by reporter Chen Jianzhi)
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Huang will face charges of drug driving and negligent injury
Very likely · Within weeks
Wu Nan's replacement as a suspect will be investigated in accordance with the law
Likely · Within weeks

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