Organizers of illegal scooter race charged after crash leaves 2 dead, 3 injured

wrecked scooters following crash during illegal street race

June 7, 2023June 7, 2023 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment illegal racing, Pingtung County, scooter-accident, street racing

Two men have been charged, and another 16 are being interrogated, after a police investigation into a scooter crash that left two people dead and three injured in Pingtung County, Sunday. Police in Ligang Township received reports of a traffic accident on a rural road in Gaoshu Township at around 4:00 pm, June 4. Four scooters were involved in the accident. A 43-year-old man, named Dong, and a 19-year-old man, named Liao, died as a result of injuries sustained in

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December 25, 2017 Phillip Charlier 1 Comment illegal racing, round-taiwan-tour

Eleven drivers have been fined, and three indicted on charges of public endangerment, after a group of street racers made an attempt to circle the island in just 8 hours. On the evening of March 4, 2017, the race organizers put out a call on Facebook for drivers to meet for an 8 hour round-island challenge. Around 20 drivers assembled at a starting point at a freeway rest stop near Taipei City, and proceeded north at speeds that exceeded 240