American involved in fatal rc glider accident released on bail: exit restricted

American arrested for negligent homicide

November 3, 2019November 5, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment fatal accident, Pingtung County, remote control glider

An American man who lost control of his remote-controlled glider during an international competition in Kenting National Park, resulting in the death of a woman yesterday, was released on bail while being investigated on charges of negligent homicide. [Correction: November 5, 2019. Previous report said “Charged with negligent homicide]. See previous story: Woman killed by remote controlled glider: American taken in for questioning David Cortina, 57, was held in custody overnight after refusing to make a formal statement without consulting

scene of tragic accidental death in Kenting National Park

Health and Safety

November 3, 2019November 3, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Kenting National Park, Pingtung County

A woman carrying her two-year-old child was killed instantly after a remote controlled glider struck her in the head as she strolled along a boardwalk in Kenting National Park, Saturday, November 2. Ms Lin, 36, from Tainan City, was enjoying a day trip in Longpan Park with her family when the approximately 5 kilogram model glider being flown by a competitor in the Taiwan leg of an international slope soaring competition slammed into her and the child at around 4:50pm.

man arrested for fare evasion and biting train conductor

Violent Crimes

July 27, 2019July 27, 2019 Phillip Charlier 1 Comment fare-evasion, Pingtung County, Railway Police Bureau, Taiwan Railway Administration

A man was arrested in Pingtung County this morning after biting a train conductor who asked him to show a ticket. Mr Zhuang, 51, at first hid in a toilet cubicle after the train conductor asked him to show a ticket. At around 10:50am, as the train arrived at Chaozhou Station, Zhuang opened the door, and bit the conductor on the arm before fleeing. Zhuang then boarded another train on the opposite platform, but was arrested by officers of the

farmers watch a mud volcano consume a rice field in Pingtung County, Taiwan, July 8, 2019

Environment

July 9, 2019July 9, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Mud volcano, Pingtung County, Wandan Township

A mud volcano in Pingtung County erupted yesterday, July 8, in a field adjacent to the site of the last eruption last year. Fortunately for the affected farmer, the field had already been harvested, but the Wandan Township government urgently dispatched an excavator to divert mud away from neighboring cropland. Mud spewed out to a height of over one meter during yesterday’s eruption. Farmers expressed the hope that the government would set up a system of subsidies for farmers affected

Violent Crimes

July 6, 2019July 6, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment homicide, murder, Pingtung County

A 65-year-old woman was charged with murder in Pingtung County yesterday, after the body of a 75-year-old man was found by a riverside in Gaoshu Township, June 4. Police received a report at around 4:00am June 4, after members of the public doing their early-morning exercise found a man laying on the riverside path with no signs of breathing or heartbeat. Investigators found the man dressed only in a shirt and underwear, with no documents, and no nearby vehicle despite

container blown onto road by tornado in Pingtung County Taiwan

Weather

July 1, 2019July 1, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Linbian Township, Nanzhou Township, Pingtung County, tornado

A tornado formed over land in Pingtung County this afternoon, causing damage in at least two rural townships Fortunately no serious injuries were reported. At around 3:00pm the tornado suddenly formed and swept through Linbian Township and Nanzhou Township, knocking over trees, scooters, trucks, and store signs, as residents ran for cover. Roofing iron was torn off buildings, and in one case, a sheet-metal residence was picked up and tossed onto the road. Flying debris damaged power lines in the

Lamborghini destroyed after accident in Taiwan

Traffic Accidents

March 31, 2019March 31, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment lamborghini, Pingtung County, truck-accident

Two people were injured after the driver of a Lamborghini crossed over the double yellow center line on a highway in southern Taiwan, and crashed head-on into a fuel tanker. At around 8:00am this morning, March 31, the driver of a brand-new Lamborghini, recently imported into Taiwan, and still bearing temporary license plates, crossed the center line on a blind bend on Provincial Highway 9 in Pingtung County. The Lamborghini hit a China Petroleum Company (CPC) tanker head-on, causing the

construction site that became a crime scene after cover up attempt on industrial accident

Health and Safety

March 16, 2019March 16, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment fake traffic accident, industrial-accident, Pingtung County, workplace-safety

A construction site foreman and four workers have been charged after police found that they had faked a traffic accident to cover-up a fatal industrial accident. Police in Pingtung County’s Neipu Township received a report about a scooter accident outside the construction site at around 10:00am, Thursday, March 14. However, when officers arrived at the scene, the “scooter rider” had already been taken to hospital in the construction site foreman’s car. A damaged scooter lay beside a utility pole. The

Crime and Criminals

December 11, 2018December 11, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment firearms, guns, Pingtung County, shooting

A man turned himself in and handed over an assault rifle, magazines, and ammunition today after 22 shots were fired at the gate of a house in Kanding Township, Pingtung County in the early hours of the morning, December 11. It is the third shooting incident in the area to be reported in the last three weeks. Police received a report that shots had been fired at around 2:00am this morning. Investigators found 17 bullet holes in the gate of

Violent Crimes

June 6, 2018June 7, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment gang violence, homicide, murder, Pingtung County

A homeowner who allowed a man suspected to have shot a young soldier to death in Pingtung County claimed that he didn’t know the man was the suspect killer because news media blurred the face of the suspect in TV news reports. Hong Weizhi was arrested during a raid on a residence in Shanhua township, Tainan, at around 6:00am this morning, June 6. When the suspect was rudely awoken from his sleep, he shouted: “I surrender, I surrender. Please don’t

sewage sludge at beach in Kenting National Park

Marine and Fisheries

May 1, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Kenting, Pingtung County, pollution, sewage treatment

The waters of Nanwan Beach in Pingtung County’s Hengchun Township turned black this morning after sewage sludge was accidentally released from a sewage treatment plant. Beach-goers said that the water suddenly turned black and smelly at around 11:00am today, May 1. Surfers reported suffering from itchiness all over their bodies after being caught in the stinky slick. Liberty Times reported that foreign tourists remained unaware of the problem and continued to swim in the surf zone. Personnel from Pingtung County

Pingtung County

American involved in fatal rc glider accident released on bail: exit restricted

Woman killed by remote controlled glider: American taken in for questioning

Railway Cops arrest fare-evader after he bites train conductor

Wandan mud volcano erupts again on Pingtung County farmland

Woman murders 75-year-old married boyfriend

Rural Pingtung County townships hit by tornado

Lamborghini, fuel tanker destroyed: drivers survive head on collision

Construction boss fakes traffic accident to cover-up fatal industrial accident

Multiple Shootings in Pingtung County may be Related: Police

Man Who Harbored Murder Suspect Claims Innocence because Media Hides Suspect Faces

Kenting Beach Contaminated by Sewage Sludge