Kaohsiung prosecutors yesterday requested a heavy sentence for a man’s involvement in a deadly car accident in which a pedestrian was killed in Greater Kaohsiung last month.
Prosecutors said that Yeh Kuan-heng (葉冠亨), 22, was speeding in his Mercedes-Benz in Kaohsiung early on the morning of April 25 after getting drunk at a nightclub.
After colliding with a garbage truck, Yeh’s car hit a 47-year-old woman surnamed Lee (李), who was walking on the sidewalk. Lee died on the spot.
Photo: Huang Chien-hua, Taipei Times
A friend of Yeh who was sitting beside him in the car died in the accident, while two female friends sitting in the back were injured.
Four days later, Lee’s husband died suddenly, leaving an eight-year-old daughter without parents.
Messages Yeh had posted on the Internet revealed that he and his friends had formed a luxury car club and enjoyed speeding — often apparently under the influence after a night out drinking.
Netizens called Yeh by the satirical name “master Yeh” (葉少爺) and urged him to take responsibility.
Kaohsiung District Court prosecutors, who had released Yeh on NT$1 million (US$33,608) bail, announced his indictment yesterday and sought the maximum sentence of seven years for drunk driving resulting in death, after Yeh refused to compensate the deceased’s families.
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