Tuesday, November 1, 2011

China: drunk policeman charged in traffic accident, may face death sentence

A police commander in rural China has been arrested after being involved in a traffic accident that killed 5 people this weekend, authorities said.

Wang Yinpeng was behind the wheel of a van that hit two street lights in Zhengzhou, a town in the Henan province county of Runan, causing the heavy poles to crash down on passengers waiting at a bus stop.

3 other people were injured in the mishap, which China's Xinhua news agency sparked a surge of outrage on social media sites. County officials told Xinhua that Wang was suspected of driving drunk and could face the death penalty if convicted.

Source: United Press International, October 31, 2011

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