Driver charged after girlfriend jumps out of moving car and dies

April 18, 2024April 18, 2024 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Taoyuan City

A man has been charged with negligent homicide after his girlfriend jumped out of his moving car and died in Taoyuan City two days ago. According to reports, the 49-year-old woman, named Zeng, and her 47-year-old boyfriend, named Song, left a party in the early hours of the morning April 15. While driving on Wenlin Road in Guanyin District, the couple had an argument over “trivial matters.” Zeng then opened the car door and jumped out. Video footage of the

A man puts a gun to his own head seconds before pulling the trigger and shooting himself accidentally

Stupid Criminals

November 3, 2023November 3, 2023 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Bamboo Union, gangsters, stupid criminals, Taoyuan City

A man in northern Taiwan died Monday evening after he put a gun he believed to be malfunctioning to his own head before pulling the trigger to demonstrate that it didn’t work. According to reports, the 40-year-old man, named Tsai, was entertaining a friend named Su and two teenage boys in his living room when the accident occured. According to the police investigation, which included video footage from a home security camera, and the testimony of witnesses, Tsai pulled a

car driver makes illegal left turn in front of approaching scooter

Traffic Accidents

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

scooter rider runs away from gravel truck

Traffic Accidents

May 31, 2023May 31, 2023 Phillip Charlier 1 Comment gravel-truck, scooter, Taoyuan City

A man riding a motor scooter in Taoyuan City abandoned his vehicle and ran for his life after he found himself in the blind spot of an articulated dump truck making a U-turn, yesterday, May 30. In surveillance camera footage that quickly went viral on Taiwanese social media sites, the middle-aged man is seen pulling out of a gas station on Yongchang Road in Daxi District, intending to go left. The scooter rider stops and gives way when a tractor-trailer

shirtless muscular man sitting handcuffed on ground in front of convenience store

Odd News

May 20, 2023May 20, 2023 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment convenience store, Taoyuan City, Zhongli District

Media outlets and social media users have dubbed a man “Taiwan’s version of the Hulk” after he went into a rage in a convenience store in Taoyuan City, damaging property, and attacking a clerk and police officers who attempted to calm him down. According to reports, the 28-year-old champion body builder and fitness coach, named Zhu, entered a 7-11 convenience store in Zhongli District, dressed only in shorts at around 9:00 am this morning. The convenience store clerk called police

Weather

May 19, 2023May 19, 2023 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment East Asian rainy season, floods, Hsinchu County, meiyu front, rain, Taoyuan City

Heavy rain began falling in the early hours of the morning in northern Taiwan today, causing floods and power outages in Hsinchu County and Taoyuan City. The Hsinchu County Government declared a level three emergency response after the Central Weather Bureau issued a heavy rain disaster warning at 4:30 am this morning. From 2:00 am, rainfall in 10 cities and townships in Hsinchu County exceeded warning levels. From 3:25 am the maximum hourly rainfall in Hsinchu City reached 106 mm

composite image showing baboon crossing the road and tranquilized in a net after capture

Animals

March 27, 2023March 27, 2023 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Taoyuan City

A baboon believed to have escaped from a zoo was finally caught today after leading search teams on a cat and mouse chase through rural districts of Taoyuan City over a period of around 9 days. The olive baboon was first sighted outside a factory in an industrial area in Pingzhen District March 10. After another sighting March 18, the head of Zhenxing village sought help from the nearby Leofoo Village Theme Park Zoo. While Leofoo Village has more than

Animals

March 23, 2023March 23, 2023 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Taoyuan City

A baboon first spotted in a southern district of Taoyuan City March 10 is still on the loose 13 days later, despite the efforts of local residents, and employees from a nearby zoo. Initial reports assumed that the olive baboon had escaped from the nearby Leofoo Village Theme Park Zoo. However, zoo staff conducted a careful headcount of their animals and concluded that none are missing. Hsinchu Zoo also denied the animal was theirs, stating that they had no baboons

Traffic Accidents

March 23, 2023March 23, 2023 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment military exercises, Taoyuan City

A man remains under observation in an intensive care unit three days after his car slammed into the back of a army tank during a military exercise in Taoyuan City Monday night, March 20. According to media reports, the 33-year-old driver of a black sedan crashed into the back of a CM11 tank occupying the outer lane of Provincial Highway 31 in Yangmei District at around 11:30 pm. The civilian vehicle was severely damaged and Deng was rushed to Yangmei

composite image showing army troops on shore and naval vessel during military exercise

Military Affairs

March 9, 2023March 9, 2023 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment army, military exercises, ROC Navy, Taoyuan City

A Taiwan ROC Navy Tank landing ship maneuvered close to a beach in Taoyuan City identified as a key strategic landing beach if the PLA were to launch an invasion, during joint army-navy combat drills yesterday, March 8. Zhuwei Beach, adjacent to Zhuwei Fishing Port, is one of 14 beaches labeled as “red beaches” in Ian Easton’s 2017 book, The Chinese Invasion Threat: Taiwan’s Defense and American Strategy in Asia. The beaches mentioned in Easton’s book include Jinshan (North), Jinshan

Traffic Accidents

February 17, 2023February 17, 2023 Phillip Charlier 2 Comments scooter-accident, Taoyuan City

A 28-year-old athlete who won gold at the 2018 Asian Games was found dead at the bottom of a sewer construction pit five hours after he crashed his scooter in Taoyuan City, yesterday, February 16. Construction workers arriving at the work site on Guoji Road at around 8:30 am Thursday morning found signs that someone had crashed through the construction fence. After noticing that the anti-fall safety net was also broken, the workers immediately started pumping water out of the

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Taoyuan City

Driver charged after girlfriend jumps out of moving car and dies

Gang affiliate dead after breaking first rule of gun safety

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

Scooter rider runs for his life as gravel truck almost runs over him

`Roid rage? Champion bodybuilder smashes up convenience store, injures two police officers

Parts of northern Taiwan on flood alert as rainy season front arrives

African baboon caught after more than 17 days on the loose in northern Taiwan

Baboon on the loose in Taoyuan City

Civilian driver seriously injured after crashing into tank during military exercises on public road

Army, Navy joint military exercises at key strategic beach on Taiwan’s northwest coast

National rowing champ dies after crashing scooter, falling into 14-meter-deep sewer construction pit