Xingtai Report (reporter Zhang Huiwu) - At about 9 pm on the evening of the 23rd, a Santana sedan traveling from east to west reached the top of the tunnel bridge on Xinglong West Street in Xingtai City when it directly collided with the central barrier of the road, causing varying degrees of damage to traffic facilities. After the accident, the driver abandoned the car and fled. According to the Xingtai police who arrived later, the perpetrator was the director of the Nan Shimen Tax Branch of the Xingtai County State Taxation Bureau, who was driving a public vehicle under the influence of alcohol (our newspaper had previously reported on this). After our newspaper's report on this incident, it caused a strong reaction in society. On the 26th, reporters learned from the Xingtai County State Taxation Department that the director of the Nan Shimen Tax Branch of the Xingtai County State Taxation Bureau involved in the accident had been suspended for inspection.
On the morning of the 26th, the Director of the Xingtai County State Taxation Bureau told reporters that the Xingtai County State Taxation Bureau would absolutely not cover up or shield this matter and would actively cooperate with relevant departments in their investigations. The director of the branch involved in the accident has been suspended for inspection and is currently under investigation by the public security department. Once the public security department makes a conclusion, further handling will be carried out according to relevant regulations. At the same time, the tax department will seriously reflect on the shortcomings in its work, further improve various administrative management systems, enhance and improve internal management of official vehicles, and strictly prevent similar incidents from happening again.
In the afternoon of the 26th, reporters learned from the Xingtai police that in the afternoon of the same day, the director involved in the accident had turned himself in to the public security authorities, and the specific case was still under investigation. Meanwhile, regarding the matter of damaged police equipment, the parties involved were actively negotiating compensation matters with the Xingtai Special Police.
However, in public opinion, the director involved might avoid relevant drunk driving laws. "For the police to pursue someone for 'dangerous driving,' they first need to confirm whether the person was driving under the influence of alcohol. Three days after the accident, the director involved turned himself in to the public security authorities, presenting a challenge for the police to determine whether he was drunk driving."
An industry lawyer told reporters that obtaining the alcohol content in the body of the driver at the scene is crucial for crimes such as drunk driving. For those who abandon their vehicles and flee during police checks, if there are other witnesses proving or the police can confirm that they had consumed alcohol, they should be dealt with more severely.
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