Drunk Driver Kills Scooter Rider
![BMW on its roof after accident in Tainan City](https://i0.wp.com/taiwanenglishnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/crash.jpg?resize=600%2C445&ssl=1)
Tainan: A drunk driver hit a scooter waiting to turn at an intersection in Tainan this morning, killing the 76 year old female rider instantly before crashing into trees and flipping the BMW.
The 21 year-old driver surnamed Tsai was found to have a blood alcohol level of 0.71. Three passengers traveling in the car were hospitalized with minor injuries.
The accident happened at 5:36am.
![trees destroyed after being hit by car traveling at high speed: driver drunk](https://i0.wp.com/taiwanenglishnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/drunk.jpg?resize=600%2C389)
![scooter parts scattered on road after fatal accident in Tainan City](https://i0.wp.com/taiwanenglishnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/bmw-1.jpg?resize=600%2C450)
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No doubt he will pay the family off with compensation and avoid jail.
SMH…why are there so many senseless traffic accidents in TW?