Drug-driving car accident caused death, Penghu People's Court sentenced to 6 years and 4 months

A woman surnamed Wu fell to the ground while riding a motorcycle and died before being sent to the hospital. (Information photo taken by reporter Liu Yuqing)

The Penghu District Court issued the No. 1 verdict of the National Tribunal this year. Cai Menglin was suspected of causing death in a drug-driving car accident. Considering that the defendant was only 19 years old and had no previous convictions, and after considering the crime, he confessed to the crime, but ultimately failed to reach a settlement with the victim's family. The People's Court sentenced him to six years and four months in prison for the crime of public danger.

The main text of the judgment stated that Cai Menglin, after taking the second-level drug etomidate somewhere in Magong City between December 16 and 17 last year, still drove his passenger car on the road on the morning of December 18, traveling from south to north along Guangfu Road in Magong City, passing No. 186 of the road section At the time before, because Cai Shi's driving control ability was reduced after taking drugs, and he was speeding at 70 to 80 kilometers per hour, a woman named Wu passed by on a motorcycle. Cai drove the vehicle to chase Wu's motorcycle from behind, causing Wu to fall to the ground and suffer injuries such as cervical spine fractures. She died before being sent to Penghu Hospital.

The police were reported to the scene and the urine test results collected from Cai Menglin showed a positive concentration of etomidate at 770ng/mL. Cai admitted frankly that after review by the People's Court, it was determined that the evidence was clear and the case should be investigated in accordance with the law.

After reviewing Cai Menglin's actions, the People's Court found that driving a powered vehicle with drugs and metabolites in urine exceeding the items and concentration values ​​announced by the Executive Yuan under Article 185-3, Paragraph 1, Paragraph 3, and the first paragraph of Paragraph 2 of the Criminal Code, thus causing death. After the accident, Cai Yu was present when the police went to deal with it and admitted on the spot that he was the perpetrator. Although he surrendered for an undiscovered crime and accepted the judgement, after review by the People's Court, his sentence was not reduced in accordance with the provisions of surrender.