China Xiaokang.com, December 12, Lao Ma. Guo Mingde, a 33-year-old driver of Taiwan's Aloha passenger transport, drove a bus departing from Taipei to Kaohsiung . He drove a section of Xiushui Township, Changhua County, 205 kilometers south of National Highway 1 . He fell from the slope of the national highway due to poor spirits, causing him to die and 15 passengers on the bus to be killed and 13 injured. The Changhua District Procuratorate Office recently concluded that the driver was mentally ill due to staying up late for personal affairs the night before, and prosecuted him for the crime of negligence for death.
The driver surnamed Guo was in poor spirits and closed his eyes for more than 10 seconds, causing the vehicle to be unstable and out of control and rushed to the outer shoulder
Taiwan China Times reported that the prosecutor and police investigated that Guo departed from Kaohsiung Station at 12 noon on the day of the incident and arrived at Taipei Station at around 6 pm. After resting for an hour, he departed from Taipei Station at around 7 pm and had to drive back to Kaohsiung Station. He headed south along National Highway 1, passing through Linkou Station and Hsinchu Station to carry passengers. When passing through Changhua section, the vehicle lost control and rushed to the outer shoulder and then fell off the slope.
The accident caused the vehicle body to be severely distorted and deformed. Guo and 12 passengers were trapped and 3 people were thrown out of the car. 55-year-old Jiang Jianmin, 59-year-old Shen Hanming and 64-year-old Wu Ruiren were sent to the hospital for serious injuries but still died. At that time, the Changhua police and medical hospital immediately activated a large number of wounded personnel mechanisms and tried their best to rescue the injured passengers late at night; Guo was taken back to question in the early morning of the next day because Guo confessed his fault. After the investigation, the prosecutor issued a warning to Guo for 200,000 yuan on bail.
In the indictment, the prosecution pointed out that Guo Man had to deal with his private affairs after get off work at around 11 o'clock the day before, and did not return home to rest until around 4 a.m., and was in a bad mood. Most of the passengers were sleeping before the accident, but some people have found that the driver was driving unsteady and even moved from the center line lane to the outside many times. The prosecutor inspected the monitor in the vehicle and found that before the accident, Guo closed his eyes many times, and the last time lasted for more than 10 seconds, the vehicle immediately lost control.
The prosecution investigated the situation of Guo Man's volleyball team and confirmed that according to Article 19, 2 of the "Automotive Transportation Industry Management Rules", after 45 minutes of repair, you can drive for another 4 hours later. Therefore, the accident did not violate the rules at the time and exceeded the total daily driving limit of 10 hours; Guo Man worked for 7 consecutive days, and did not exceed the 9 days after the Ministry of Labor's announcement relaxed, but he must report to the competent authority. The part that Aloha did not report has been fined by the competent authority.
In the indictment, the prosecution pointed out that Guo and Aroa Passenger Transport Company have reached settlements with Shen and Wu's families one after another, and Jiang's family has not yet settled. Guo's accident was dealt with to the police present at that time, confessing that he was the perpetrator and met the conditions for surrender. Therefore, Jian asked the judge to reduce his sentence.
