A Spanish tourist jumped out of a moving car near Terminal 2 of Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport on Thursday night, after the driver tried to flee from airport police, the Aviation Police Bureau said yesterday.
The incident happened at 10:36pm, when police spotted a private car suspected of picking up passengers illegally.
The driver, a man surnamed Hsu (許), was known to work with unlicensed operators who solicit customers at the airport, breaching local taxi regulations, bureau official Lin Wei-shao (林威邵) said.
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Hsu did not follow police instructions and only stopped driving after the passenger jumped out of the vehicle, Lin said, adding that the tourist sustained minor injuries to his arms, as he had hit the ground.
Dashcam footage from a nearby vehicle showed a bag falling out of the car before the passenger jumped out at the far end of a pedestrian crossing.
Hsu then stopped, got out and was approached by a police officer.
He was issued a NT$9,600 fine for running a red light, failing to stop at a crosswalk and ignoring police orders, Lin said.
Hsu also faces a separate fine of up to NT$25 million (US$835,254) for operating an illegal taxi business, and authorities may suspend his license and seize his vehicle registration, he said.
During the first five months of this year, police recorded 1,564 traffic contraventions and 98 civil aviation contraventions at the airport, Lin said.
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