Police have yet to question the driver who was involved in a traffic incident that left three people dead and several others injured in New Taipei City last week, the city's police chief said yesterday.
The 78-year-old driver surnamed Yu (余) is still under intensive care at hospital and unable to provide a statement, New Taipei City Police Commissioner Liao Hsun-cheng (廖訓誠) told city councilors at the New Taipei City Council in Banciao District (板橋).
Photo: Lo Kuo-chia, Taipei Times
Due to the issue of admissible evidence, questioning of the suspect can only be done after the hospital determines the suspect's level of consciousness, Liao said.
Photo: Taipei Times
Despite this, the commissioner said prosecutors are working to gather evidence in the ongoing investigation.
Police have been eager to question the suspect because, despite many guesses about what may have been behind the driver's aggressive behavior in mowing down vehicles and people, his motives remain uncertain.
The deadly car crash in Sansia District (三峽) on Monday last week happened when Yu ran a red light at high speed before hitting pedestrians and scooter riders near an elementary school, leaving three people dead and 12 injured.
To ensure the safety of students commuting to school, Liao said automated traffic law-enforcement systems would be installed at the intersection between Xuecheng Road and Guocheng Street not far from the scene of the incident.
The installations are expected to be completed by the end of July, he said.
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