There has been a slew of drug-related car crashes this month, with the latest on Friday evening claiming two lives, the Changhua County Police Department said.
A 48-year-old truck driver surnamed Lee (李), crashed into a hotpot restaurant on Jhangnan Road in Changhua City, resulting in the death of the store’s owner, surnamed Lin (林), and his eldest daughter, while Lin’s wife and their second daughter and son-in-law, surnamed Chang (張), sustained injuries, police said.
The people at the restaurant had just closed and were sitting in front of it at the time of the crash, police said.
Photo courtesy of the Changhua City Fire Bureau
Chinese-language media reported that the truck hit a power pole, with Lin and his eldest daughter, as well as one other person, trapped underneath it.
Lin’s wife was seriously hurt, the reports said, adding that Lin and his eldest daughter died after being taken to hospital.
Firefighters used machinery to lift the vehicle, the media reports said.
Heroin and etomidate were found in Lee’s truck, and Lee’s pupils were dilated when he was led out of the vehicle, the department said, adding that he tested positive for drugs.
He was transferred to the Changhua County Prosecutors’ Office.
Less than 12 hours later, another truck crashed into a store in Changhua City, with the driver, a 45-year-old male surnamed Tsai (蔡), testing positive for drugs, it said, adding that Tsai was detained.
On May 4, the driver of a BMW crashed into a scooter and another car in the city, resulting in the deaths of the two drivers who were hit, it said.
The driver of the BMW tested positive for drugs, with laboratory results showing that he had been using amphetamine, the department said.
The three incidents claimed a total of four lives, with eight people injured, it added.
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