Suspect in fatal hit and run case found dead of apparent suicide after fleeing the scene of the accident

car driver makes illegal left turn in front of approaching scooter

September 26, 2023September 26, 2023 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Dayuan District, hit and run, scooter-accident, Taoyuan City

A driver who allegedly fled from the scene of a fatal accident in Taoyuan City yesterday, was found dead in Yilan County last night, suspected of having committed suicide. Police began an investigation into a fatal hit and run case after a woman was found without vital signs beside her badly-damaged motor scooter in the middle of an intersection in Dayuan District. The 23-year-old woman, named Liang, was rushed to hospital, but declared dead after arrival. Police investigators accessed traffic

composite image showing car damaged after accident and cyclists affected in fatal hit and run

Traffic Accidents

March 20, 2022March 20, 2022 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Bali District, drunk driving, foreign workers, hit and run, migrant workers, New Taipei City

A thirty-two-year-old Philippines national died after being hit by a drunk driver who fled the scene of the accident in Linkou District, New Taipei City this morning, Sunday, March 20. According to reports in United Daily News, the deceased was one of four Filipino migrant workers employed at a factory in Luzhu District in Taoyuan City who were on their way to join a long distance road cycling race starting at Liao Tianding Temple in Bali District, New Taipei City.

scooter after hit and run on Zhongshan Road Sanxing Township, Yilan County

Violent Crimes

June 19, 2021June 19, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment hit and run, murder-suicide, Yilan County

Police are investigating a fatal hit and run in Yilan County as a case of homicide after the suspect was found to have committed suicide, and evidence revealed a more than 20-year grudge between the two men over a marital affair. Police in Sanxing Township were called to the scene of a scooter accident on Zhongshan Road, Section 3, at around 8:00 am yesterday, June 18, to find a 63-year-old man named Zheng without vital signs. Zheng was rushed to

Violent Crimes

January 6, 2021January 6, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment attempted murder, hit and run, Ruifang District

A Vietnamese migrant worker who accidentally hit an elderly woman while riding a scooter in Ruifang District, New Taipei City, then threw her off a bridge to conceal evidence, was sentenced to a 6-year term in prison for attempted murder after an appeal to the Taiwan High Court. On Christmas Eve, 2019, the 33-year-old factory worker named Nguyen, riding a scooter, accidentally hit 79-year-old Ms Du as she was walking across Fenglin Bridge, in Ruifang District. Nguyen, then picked the

Crime and Criminals

October 20, 2020October 20, 2020 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment amphetamines, Chiayi County, hit and run

A suspect was arrested yesterday, after an investigation into a hit and run accident in Chiayi County, and police also found a handgun, ammunition, and drugs in the suspect’s motel room. On the morning of October 12, a car suspected to have been driven by a man named Lin, hit a scooter in Dalin Township, Chiayi County. The 32-year-old scooter rider, named Lee, was left seriously injured, and died in hospital yesterday, October 19. Lin did not stop after the

Traffic Accidents

September 8, 2020September 8, 2020 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment hit and run, Kaohsiung City

A man in Kaohsiung City hit two motorcycle riders in succession, and kept driving until he rear-ended a taxi, killing two people last night, Monday, September 8. Mr Shen, 43, driving a black sedan on Yanhai 1st Road in Xiaogang District, first hit a heavy motorcycle ridden by a 41-year-old man named Liao. Shen didn’t stop at the scene of the accident. Around one minute later, Shen hit a scooter ridden by a man named Chen at the intersection of

Violent Crimes

December 26, 2019December 26, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment attempted murder, hit and run, New Taipei City

A Vietnamese migrant worker was arrested on Christmas eve, two hours after he allegedly knocked over an elderly woman, then threw her off a bridge before fleeing the scene of the accident in New Taipei City. Shortly after 9:00 pm on December 24, 79-year-old Ms Du (杜) was walking across Fenglin Bridge in Ruifang District, when she was hit by a scooter from behind. According to a witness, the scooter rider then picked up the petite Ms Du, and threw

riders lay flowers for fallen cyclist at scene of fatal accident

Traffic Accidents

August 5, 2018August 5, 2018 Phillip Charlier 2 Comments Changhua County, cycling, hit and run, ride of silence

A group of close to 100 cyclists today held a 16 kilometer “Ride of Silence” in memory of a 21 year-old university student who died after being hit by a car in Changhua County last Sunday, July 29. The cyclists gathered in Changhua City and rode to the scene of the accident where they laid flowers for the fallen cycling enthusiast Ni (倪), who was riding with his father following behind him late afternoon last Sunday when a car traveling

A pedestrian on the roof of a vehicle after hit and run

Traffic Accidents

May 23, 2018May 23, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment drink-driving, drunk-driver, hit and run, Hsinchu County

An elderly woman was hit and killed in Hsinchu County this morning, and the driver fled the scene with the woman upside down on the roof, and her head stuck in the windshield. The woman’s body fell off the vehicle while he was making a left turn around 3 kilometers from the scene of the accident. Ms Wu, 77, was with her husband, on their way to do their morning exercises on Xinhe Road at around 4:00am when she was

site of fatal hit and run on national freeway 3

Traffic Accidents

April 24, 2018April 24, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment hit and run, National Freeway, Tainan

A truck driver was arrested in Pingtung County late last night after police traced a vehicle involved in a fatal hit and run incident on National Freeway 3 yesterday afternoon. At around 2:50pm, in the south bound lanes of Freeway 3 in Tainan, a 57 year old road construction worker died after a truck crashed through traffic cones into a newly-paved section of road. More than a dozen workers were engaged in installing reflectors on the section at the time.

Traffic Accidents

April 10, 2018April 10, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment hit and run, Taoyuan

A man was arrested in New Taipei City this afternoon, after an elderly woman was hit and killed by a car in Taoyuan City early this morning, April 10. Ms Zhao, 71, went out for her regular morning exercise at around 4:00am, but was hit by a car while crossing the road on a pedestrian crossing at the intersection of Minshing and Hekou Roads, and was later declared dead in hospital. Police accessed traffic surveillance camera footage and identified a

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