Mr. Zhu Moumou, former Deputy Director of the Jurong Municipal Civil Affairs Bureau, has been handed a life sentence for a drink driving accident that resulted in the death of a mother and her 8-year-old son.
At 21:37 on 4 November, 2016, Mr. Zhu Moumou had been driving back from Jurong to Nanjing in Qixia District, when his nose began to bleed, distracting him. This, in part, caused him to plow into a bus stop where a young boy and his mother had been waiting.
The accident resulted in the death of two people and damage to seven cars. Zhu did not stop to ensure the safety of those injured; instead he fled the scene.
After hearing the case, the Nanjing Intermediate People’s court came to a verdict verdict last week and sentenced Zhu to life imprisonment, for the crime of endangering public security by dangerous means.
Witnesses claim Zhu had tried to overtake a bus, which was about to stop, when he knocked down the mother and son. After identifying Zhu, police later detected blood and ethanol samples.
After appearing in court, Zhu confessed to the crime, and admitted he had been drinking prior to the accident. The Nanjing Brain Hospital conducted tests on Zhu, confirmed that he suffered no mental illness and should thus accept full responsibility for the crime. Nanjing intermediate people’s court held that as Zhu, after the incident, did not stop but instead accelerated off intentionally, it should be characterised as a traffic crime, and harmful to public safety by way of a dangerous crime.
Zhu’s family have been instructed to pay compensation of ¥150,000, in addition to other types of compensation.
