One of Tan Zhuo’s favorite photos during his lifetime became his last photo.
Data map: Photo by Ren Ye, a reporter for the driver involved in the accident
The public questions the "5.7" drag racing death case
Our reporter, Wang Chengming, correspondent, Yan Yongzhou
Question 1: Can the perpetrator still go home and surf the Internet?
After the QQ space of the perpetrator Hu Bin was found and cracked by netizens, there were photos of Hu Bin himself traveling in Beijing in the space. The mood of the space owner was updated in the early morning of May 8 to: "Blank, causing a big disaster." This update aroused strong doubts from netizens: Under the premise of criminal responsibility, the perpetrator Hu Bin was actually lifted from the compulsory measures that night and went home to surf the Internet?
One car owner, who did not want to be named, said that at the scene of the incident, the attitude of the traffic police handling the case changed subtly before and after the long phone contact with the perpetrator’s mother. And Hu Bin was able to go home that night. The fact that Hu Bin was not investigated for multiple violations before the incident also raises questions. It can be said that this "loose" law enforcement environment created the impunity of lawbreakers and led to the tragedy.
Question 2: The speed of the vehicle involved in the accident was only 70 yards per hour?
At the first press conference of the West Lake Traffic Control Department, it was initially determined that the speed of the vehicle involved was 70 yards per hour, based on the statements of the parties and the statements of relevant witnesses.
This raised more questions. Witnesses at the scene at the time said that Tan Zhuo flew nearly 5 meters high when he was hit by the car, and it was obvious that the speed of 70 yards per hour could not be established.
A vehicle expert, who did not want to be named, believes that according to the original braking equipment of the accident car factory, it takes about 35 meters to brake at a speed of 100 kilometers per hour to 0. After the vehicle hits the person, it takes more than 50 meters to stop. According to the driver’s instinctive reaction, assuming that he braked at full force at that time and the speed was at least 100 kilometers or more, according to the speed limit of 50 kilometers on this road, it is absolutely not wrong to say that the perpetrator was speeding at more than double the speed at that time.
The traffic control department has released information one after another in the past two days, and has re-visited the scene to measure the speed of the vehicle, but the public still has doubts. Can the speed measurement of the accident be more transparent?
Question 3: Is it a "traffic accident" or "endangering public safety"?
After Hu Bin was criminally detained by the police on the charge of "causing a traffic accident," the public questioned that his drag racing in a busy area caused death, which constituted "disregard for the safety of unspecified public personnel" and met the criminal requirements of "endangering public safety."
Because the penalties for the two crimes in the Criminal Law are far apart, the former can be sentenced to less than three years in prison, while the latter can be sentenced to death.
Liu Chenglin, a lawyer at Liuhe Law Firm, expressed confidence that the court will make a trial according to law. He believes that the core of the case is the subjective intention of the perpetrator Hu Bin to drive at high speed. In any case, I believe that the huge social effect of this incident will become an important reference indicator for the judge to decide the case.
(Hangzhou, May 12)
Ask "Road Killer"
A university graduate in his prime has left us regretfully. But who will be next? When will "road killers" stop taking lives?
One of the follow-up questions:
A "killer" who doesn’t pay for his life can only be let go?
Everyone knows that "ten accidents are nine times faster".
But why are so many people still speeding recklessly, even in the streets?
"The most important thing is to have a heavy enough price for breaking the law so that those people don’t dare to do whatever they want." Many experts and readers have pointed out that from a management perspective, the penalties for those responsible for traffic accidents are too light. Generally, points are deducted and money is lost, and most of them do not need to pay for themselves, and the insurance company will settle the claim. Even if the person is killed, according to the "Criminal Law", it is generally sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention.
Xiao Yan, an associate professor at Guanghua Law School at Zhejiang University, said: "I think some serious speeding violations should not be equated with ordinary traffic accidents. The nature of this mentality is’disregard for the safety of unspecified public personnel ‘, and should be considered for suspected endangerment of public safety." In August last year, the Chaoyang District People’s Court in Beijing sentenced three young men for the first time for "endangering public safety".
According to the provisions of the Criminal Law, crimes against public safety are felonies punishable by fixed-term imprisonment of more than 10 years, life imprisonment or the death penalty. The deterrent effect of felonies on traffic offenders will undoubtedly be greatly enhanced.
The second question:
Illegal rage, can you revoke the "killer license" in time?
The perpetrator of the "May 7" drag racing death in Hangzhou had speeding three times before, including the one in December last year, which reached 210 kilometers per hour, while the speed limit was 120 kilometers per hour, far more than 50%.
The province’s penalties for serious speeding violations have always been strict, exceeding the specified speed by more than 50%, and the driver’s license will be revoked.
Liu Zikun, a driver with more than 10 years of driving experience, said: "The reason why the driver’s license of this perpetrator has not been revoked may involve a procedural issue. Now catching speeding is basically an off-site law enforcement, and then the punishment notice is mailed to the offender. If the offender does not take the initiative to accept the punishment, it will be counted as a’general ledger ‘at the annual trial."
Liu Zikun said that if the off-site law enforcement finds that the driver’s license is to be revoked, it should be "specially handled" and severely punished as soon as it is found. Only in this way can the threat to public safety and other lives be reduced in a timely manner, and it is also a more responsible approach for the violator himself.
Question number three:
The zebra crossing has become a "death line", where does the sense of security come from?
"Pedestrians are frequently killed at zebra crossings, which is almost a’death line ‘. This is a great irony to social order and modern rule of law."
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