The Taiwan Railway "Puyuma" train accident caused 18 deaths. The driver was sentenced to 4 years and 6 months, and 2 officials were not guilty. Netizens: Too bullshit!
[Global Network Report] The Taiwan Railway "Puyuma" train accident that caused more than 200 casualties was sentenced today.
The overturning accident that occurred in 2018 caused 18 deaths and 215 injuries, shocking the island.
The Yilan District Public Prosecutor’s Office sued the driver You Zhenzhong and three others for the crime of negligence leading to death. After a court trial, the sentence was pronounced today (18th). The driver You Zhenzhong was sentenced to 4 years and June’s imprisonment. Director Liu Canhuang and Director of Comprehensive Dispatch Wu Rongqin were both found not guilty.
In this regard, some netizens on the island questioned it, it was too exaggerated, and they were looking for the driver to take the blame, and some netizens scolded it too much!
According to reports, the 6432th "Puyuma" train of Taiwan Railways overturned while passing through Yilan Xinma Station three years ago, causing 18 deaths and more than 200 injuries.
The Yilan District Court announced today that the driver, You Zhenzhong, was sentenced to 4 years and 6 months imprisonment for death due to business negligence.
According to reports, in the same case, Liu Canhuang, the deputy director of the Integrated Dispatching Office of the Taiwan Railway Administration, and Wu Rongqin, the director of the Integrated Dispatching Office, were found not guilty.
According to the prosecutor’s indictment, in order to prevent drivers from speeding the train, the "Puyuma" train has a remote monitoring system (ATP) that prevents overspeeding and is not activated. Therefore, it cannot be scheduled in a timely manner and prevent drivers from operating ATP wantonly; drivers; You Zhenzhongshu did not abide by the driving regulations and speeded driving, causing safety hazards. He accused him of shutting down the ATP without authorization, and did not notify or restart the ATP after shutting down, and pushed the throttle (throttle) to 140 to 142 kilometers per hour for speeding. .
The report mentioned that 7 seconds before the accident, You Zhenzhong was speeding at 141 to 142 kilometers, which was much higher than the marked speed limit of 75 kilometers, after losing the ATP automatic forced deceleration and braking protection.
The report also mentioned that the derailment and overturning of the Taiwan Railway’s "Puyuma" train not only shocked the island, but also caused political turmoil on the island. The then "Minister of Transportation" Wu Hongmou stepped down; Lin Jialong, who took over as the minister, was due to Hualien in April this year. Please resign from the "Taroko" derailment incident.
Regarding the Taiwanese court’s sentence to driver You Zhenzhong for 4 years and 6 months while 2 officials were not guilty, many netizens on the island expressed doubts. Some netizens said, “It’s too exaggerated to ask the driver to take the blame!” There are also netizens. Scream, "Too ridiculous!" ↓
Many netizens expressed doubts about the verdict, "it is the grassroots responsibility" "sure enough, the front line backs the pot, the top management is perfectly innocent" and "really pushed it to the driver."
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Some netizens bluntly said, "Why a policy management measure is negligible! It should be pushed to a driver who can't decide anything! This Taiwan really doesn't find the truth. The people of Taiwan really have to ask for more blessings!" ↓
Another netizen said, "What is the driver's responsibility? This is Taiwan's judicial justice, which makes the whole world laugh to death."
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Even netizens sarcastically: Thousands of mistakes are the driver’s fault, senior officials lifted up and put down gently
The DPP authorities are really "awesome".
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