Shocked every step of the way! Another regrettable incident in Pedestrian Hell: Taichung woman was run over to death while walking on zebra crossing

See the pedestrian hell again! A recent incident in Taichung City was that a Singaporean woman surnamed Chen was traveling in Taiwan and was hit by a passenger car turning right while crossing the road on a zebra crossing. The woman surnamed Hong was passing by the intersection of Henan Road and Wenxin Road in Xitun District, Taichung City the night before. When she was crossing the pedestrian crossing, she was hit by a man surnamed Lin who was driving an SUV while turning left, and was also directly run over. Ms. Hong died after being sent to the hospital. Mr. Lin did not drive drunk or drugged, but he argued that he did not see anyone when he turned. It was once rumored that Mr. Lin deliberately ran over her. However, after the prosecutor's examination yesterday, they preliminarily ruled out intentional running over. The whole case was investigated as a charge of negligent death. After the interrogation, Mr. Lin was released on bail of 20,000 yuan.

An examination by prosecutors and police preliminarily ruled out intentional crushing

The Sixth Branch of the Taichung City Police Department received a report at 6:48 pm the day before yesterday, alleging that a car hit a 61-year-old woman surnamed Hong at the intersection of Section 3 of Wenxin Road and Section 2 of Henan Road in Xitun District. When ambulance personnel arrived at the scene, the woman surnamed Hong had lost consciousness and was still dead in hospital due to her injuries.

Witnesses: heard screams

Police investigation revealed that at that time, a 59-year-old man surnamed Lin was driving an SUV and turned left along the left lane of Section 2 of Henan Road into Wenxin Road. Hong's wife was walking along the Henan Road pedestrian crossing. However, Mr. Lin bumped into Hong's wife who was walking on the pedestrian crossing. Witnesses said they heard shrill screams and the SUV was suspected of running over Hong's wife.

Mr. Lin's alcohol test and quick drug saliva screening did not reveal any evidence of drunk driving or drug driving. He argued that "only people who didn't see him when turning would hit him."

Regarding the rumor that Mr. Lin deliberately ran over Ms. Hong after hitting her, the prosecutor yesterday preliminarily ruled out the deliberate conduct of running over her. They determined that Mr. Lin did not pay attention to the situation in front of the car when he turned. He is currently being investigated on suspicion of negligent death. Mr. Lin was released on bail of NT$20,000 after being interrogated. The detailed cause of the accident will be investigated by the appraisal unit, and the intersection monitor footage will be reviewed to clarify whether Lin Nan gave way to pedestrians when turning left and who was responsible for the accident.

Liu Yongchang, captain of the Traffic Brigade of the Taichung City Police Department, said that since the death of a female college student named Lin from Tunghai University who was killed on a pedestrian crossing, the City Police Department has launched the "Pedestrian Justice Enforcement Project" to strengthen the ban on the behavior of vehicles that do not allow pedestrians to pass by. There are also 27 high-tech law enforcement intersections in the city specifically to ban "vehicles that do not stop giving way to pedestrians".

The police continue to carry out publicity campaigns on drivers to be courteous to pedestrians, calling on drivers to slow down at intersections and pay attention to pedestrian movements; pedestrians crossing roads should also obey signs and relevant regulations to jointly maintain traffic order and road safety.