China Court Network News (Wang Xiyu Chen Yuhui) A driver ignored traffic safety laws and regulations and dared to drive a nuclear vehicle carrying 7 people and 20 people out to work. Recently, the Dongchangfu District People's Court in Liaocheng City, Shandong Province, held a public trial in accordance with the law and pronounced a verdict on a dangerous driving case. Defendant Yu committed the crime of dangerous driving and was sentenced to two months' detention, suspended for three months, and fined RMB2,000.
After trial, the court ascertained that at about 20:00 on July 4, 2021, Yu X was seized by the police on duty when driving a small ordinary passenger car, pulling Shao X and 19 other migrant workers from the urban area of Liaocheng City and driving from east to west along the G309 National Highway to the street of Daokoupu Street Office. After verification, the vehicle carried 7 core occupants and 20 people, exceeding the rated occupants by 185.7%, seriously exceeding the rated occupants and passengers. On July 13, defendant Yu X was summoned by the public security organs to take the initiative to appear in the case and truthfully confessed the facts of the crime.
At trial, the court held that the facts of the defendant's dangerous driving crime were clear, and the evidence was credible and sufficient. The public prosecution charged the defendant with the crime of dangerous driving. In view of the fact that the defendant voluntarily surrendered to the public security organs, he surrendered voluntarily, and he admitted guilt and accepted punishment, he may be given a lenient punishment in accordance with law. Accordingly, the court rendered the above-mentioned judgment in accordance with the law. After the verdict was pronounced in the case, Yu X repented in court, expressed his acceptance of punishment, and would not appeal again.
The judge said:
According to the relevant laws and regulations, those who drive a motor vehicle on the road to engage in school bus business or road passenger transport, tourist passenger transport, chartered passenger transport, and seriously exceed the rated occupants to carry passengers, shall be convicted and punished for the crime of dangerous driving, sentenced to short-term detention for not more than six months, and fined. Among them, driving a large passenger car, carrying more than 50% of the rated members or more than 15 people of the rated members; driving a medium-sized passenger car, carrying more than 80% of the rated members or more than 10 people of the rated members; driving a small and miniature passenger car, carrying more than 100% of the rated occupants or more than 7 people of the rated members. As far as this case is concerned, the defendant Yu X drove a minibus overloaded with 13 people, exceeding the rated occupants by 185.7%, which is a serious excess of the rated occupants and passengers, and should be punished by law according to law. Here, the judge reminded the majority of drivers and friends that they must enhance their legal concepts and safety awareness, consciously abide by traffic safety laws and regulations, and do not take chances and take risks, once they cause traffic safety accidents, they will be investigated and punished by legal responsibility.