Xingtai news (reporter Zhang Huiwu) - at about 9 p.m. on the evening of the 23rd, a Santana car traveling westward from the east ran into the isolation barrier in the middle of the road when it reached the tunnel bridge on Xingzhong West Street in Xingtai city, causing damage to different extents to traffic facilities. After the accident, the driver abandoned the car and fled. According to the Xingtai police who arrived later, the offender was the director of the Nan Shimen Tax Division of the Guotax Bureau of Xingtai County, who drove a public vehicle after drinking alcohol (reported by our newspaper). After our newspaper reported this event, it caused a strong reaction in society. On the 26th, reporters learned from the Guotax Department of Xingtai County that the director of the Nan Shimen Tax Division of the Guotax Bureau of Xingtai County had been suspended for investigation.
On the morning of the 26th, the director of the Guotax Bureau of Xingtai County told reporters that the bureau would absolutely not cover up or shield anyone, and would actively cooperate with relevant departments in their investigations. The director involved had been suspended for investigation and had already gone to the public security department for investigation. Once the public security department made its conclusion, further handling would be carried out according to relevant regulations. At the same time, the tax department would seriously reflect on the shortcomings in its work, improve various administrative management systems, enhance and improve internal management of official vehicles, and strictly prevent similar events from happening again.
In the afternoon of the 26th, reporters learned from the Xingtai police that the director involved had surrendered to the public security authorities in the afternoon, and the specific case was under investigation. Regarding the damage to police equipment, the parties concerned were actively negotiating compensation matters with the Xingtai SWAT team.
However, in public opinion, the director involved might avoid relevant drunk driving laws. "To hold someone accountable for 'dangerous driving', the police must first confirm whether they were driving under the influence of alcohol. Three days after the accident, the director involved only then surrendered to the public security authorities, making it difficult for the police to determine if he was drunk."
An industry lawyer told reporters that for crimes such as drunk driving, obtaining the alcohol content in the driver's body on the spot is crucial. For those who flee after abandoning their car during police checks, but are proven by other witnesses or by police to have consumed alcohol, should be dealt with more severely.