Yesterday, Judge Liu Jun said during the public announcement of the verdict: "We publicly sentenced eight drunk driving cases this time to warn all drivers. Duan Bin is a driving school instructor and has the obligation to train students in traffic regulations; he should also consciously abide by traffic laws. However, he broke the law despite knowing it well, drinking so much alcohol and still driving. His blood alcohol content from drunk driving was the highest among the eight defendants. Taking into account these circumstances, the court's sentence for him was the heaviest." After the verdict was announced, those who were released on bail for drunk driving were handcuffed and taken away to be detained. Jiang Yang took the photos.
After enjoying a full meal and drinks, Duan Bin, as a coach, forgot the prohibition against "drunk driving" and drove a Jetta training car home while heavily intoxicated. On his way through the Huxi residential area section of West Construction Road in Kunsteel, Anning City, he collided with a sedan coming from the opposite lane. The police arrived at the accident scene and tested Duan Bin, who was emitting strong alcohol fumes. It was found that the ethanol content in his venous blood sample reached 312.9mg/100ml, more than four times the standard for criminalizing drunk driving.
As a coach, Duan Bin actually drove under the influence after consuming one bottle of baijiu (Chinese liquor) and three bottles of beer, forgetting the ban on "drunk driving". He dared to drive home and ended up colliding with another car. Yesterday, he was sentenced in the first instance by the People's Court of Anning City to five months of detention and fined 3000 yuan. Seven other drunk drivers were also sentenced alongside him.
Following the incident, Duan Bin was prosecuted in the Anning Court. Yesterday, the Anning Court ruled that Duan Bin driving a motor vehicle on the road while drunk constituted the crime of dangerous driving. As a driving instructor, Duan Bin's drunk driving led to a traffic accident, which warranted a heavier punishment. Considering that he had reached a civil compensation settlement after the incident and performed well during his release on bail, the court decided to impose a lighter punishment accordingly. Thus, the Anning Court made its first-instance ruling: sentencing him to five months of detention for dangerous driving and fining him 3000 yuan.
Yesterday, the Anning Court also announced verdicts in seven other drunk driving cases. Among them, defendants Li Hui, Duan Laoyong, Li Yuntao, and Zhang Yikun were sentenced to probation and fined for their drunk driving offenses. Liu Youcai, Yang Jichun, and Li Bokun caused accidents due to drunk driving and were sentenced to three to six months of detention, with fines ranging from 1000 to 3000 yuan.
Duan Bin is a driving school instructor. Last November 3rd evening, he and friends ate dinner on West Construction Road in Kunsteel, drinking about one liang (approximately 50 grams) of baijiu. Afterwards, he went to the southern area of the Kunsteel Lake West Comprehensive Market to eat barbecue and drank three bottles of beer.
Seven other drunk drivers were also sentenced.