Source: Shanghai No. 2 Intermediate Court
On September 29, 2021, the Shanghai Second Intermediate People's Court publicly pronounced a verdict on Chen Liwei's case of endangering public safety by dangerous means.
The Shanghai Second Intermediate People's Court held that the defendant Chen Liwei, in order to escape after the accident, knew that his actions would cause serious consequences, and still drove a motor vehicle on the city road at high speed, changed lanes many times, and rushed into red lights at intersections, seriously endangering public safety, causing many casualties and property losses, and his behavior has constituted the crime of endangering public safety by dangerous means. Accordingly, defendant Chen Liwei was sentenced to death for endangering public safety by dangerous means and deprived of his political rights for life.
The victims, their families, and the defendants' families observed the pronouncement of the verdict.
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On February 25, 2021, the Shanghai Second Intermediate People's Court held a public hearing on Chen Liwei's case of endangering public safety by dangerous means.
Before the trial, the Shanghai Second Intermediate People's Court held a pretrial conference in accordance with the law and organized the prosecution and defense to fully demonstrate the evidence.
During the trial, the collegial panel conducted a court investigation into the facts of the crime alleged in the indictment, 3 expert evaluators appeared in court to testify, and after the prosecution and defense presented and cross-examined evidence, they debated around the focus of the dispute in the case, and the defendant made a final statement.
More than 30 people, including the defendant's family and the victim's family, observed the trial of the case. The Shanghai Second Intermediate People's Court will publicly pronounce judgment on the case at a later date.
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Shanghai Jinshajiang Road 5 deaths and 7 injuries traffic accident trial: The driver was charged with endangering public safety by dangerous means
On the morning of February 25, the highly concerned case of Chen Moumou, the perpetrator of the traffic accident 5 dead and 7 injured on Jinshajiang Road on Daduhe Road, who was suspected of endangering public safety by dangerous means, will be tried by the Shanghai Second Intermediate People's Court. At 8:40 a.m., in front of the Litigation Service Center of the Second Intermediate Court, a long queue had been formed, and the reporter learned from the security department that there would be a number of victims' families present today to observe the trial.
Zhou Zhi reporter learned from the Shanghai Court Litigation Service Network that on February 25, the Shanghai No. 2 Intermediate People's Court will publicly try Chen Liwei's case of endangering public safety by dangerous means in accordance with the law.
On October 13, 2020, the Shanghai No. 2 Intermediate Court released information saying that there was an update on the latest progress in the traffic accident between 5 deaths and 7 injuries on Daduhe Road, Daduhe Road, Putuo District, Shanghai. The Shanghai Second Intermediate People's Court has accepted the case of defendant Chen Liwei suspected of endangering public safety by dangerous means.
According to the prosecution's allegations, at about 9 o'clock on October 24, 2019, defendant Chen Liwei drove a Dongfeng Nissan car with a Shanghai ABQ838 brand borrowed from his son Chen and registered under his daughter-in-law Liu, and set off from the 511 Lane Community of Wuzhong Road in this city, and at about 9:21 on the same day, when driving at a speed of 35-37 km/h to the section of No. 525 Daduhe Road, there was a slight collision with the electric vehicle, but Chen Liwei continued to accelerate and changed lanes several times to escape.
Source: Media coverage
In the process of driving away, defendant Chen Liwei rushed into the intersection at a speed of 121 km/h when the signal at the intersection of Daduhe Road and Nujiang Road in front of him jumped to a red light, and then hit the Volkswagen car driven by the victim Jin and the bicycle ridden by the victim Ren.
Chen Liwei still drove along Daduhe Road to accelerate the escape, during which the maximum speed reached 161 km / h. In the case of a red light at the intersection of Daduhe Road and Jinshajiang Road in front of him, Chen Liwei drove at a speed of 119-123 km/h, hitting the electric car ridden by the victim Miao, the Mercedes-Benz car driven by the victim Zhu Moujing, and the electric vehicle ridden by the victim Wang Mou, and finally continuously hitting the Land Rover car driven by the victim Wu mou and the pedestrians zhu moufang, Zhang Mou, Gan Mou, Yu Mou, Zhu Mouzhen, Li Mou, Zhu Mouhong, Yu Mouhong, and Hu Mou at the northeast corner of the intersection. Later, Chen Liwei was arrested on the spot by the public security personnel who rushed to the police.
In the above process, the victim Miao X died on the spot after being hit; the victims Wu X, Zhu X Fang, Zhang X, and Gan X were confirmed dead after being sent to the hospital for ineffective treatment; the victims Ren X, Yu X, Zhu X Zhen, Li X, Zhu X, Yu X Hong, Hu X, etc. were injured to varying degrees; and caused different degrees of damage to 3 motor vehicles and 2 electric vehicles.
The procuratorial organs indicted that the defendant Chen Liwei continued to drive at high speed on urban roads and continuously ran red lights after the accident, hitting multiple vehicles and pedestrians, seriously endangering public safety, and causing serious consequences such as 5 deaths, 1 serious injury, and 6 minor injuries, and his behavior violated article 115 of the Criminal Law, the facts of the crime were clear, the evidence was credible and sufficient, and he should be investigated for criminal responsibility for the crime of endangering public safety by dangerous means. Defendant Chen Liwei, who was sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment for an intentional crime, and commits another crime that should be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment or above within five years after the completion of the criminal punishment, is a repeat offender and shall be given a heavier punishment according to the first paragraph of article 65 of the Criminal Law.
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