Drunk driver arrested
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October 26, 2010, Tuesday
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THE son of a senior police officer in north China, who sparked outrage after he allegedly hit two female students in a fatal hit and run, has been arrested, police announced yesterday.
It is said that Li Qiming, 22, was intoxicated at the time of the accident and shouted "sue me if you dare" when a crowd stopped his car as he attempted to flee the scene.
Prosecutors in Baoding City, in north China's Hebei Province, approved the arrest of Li on Sunday, according to a statement on the website of the city's public security bureau.
Li's car hit two students who were roller-skating on the campus of Hebei University on the evening of October 16.
One student later died while the other is still being treated in hospital.
According to witnesses, Li drove past the victims after the accident and sped toward the campus gates.
When blocked by crowds, Li was heard shouting "sue me if you dare" and also "my father is Li Gang," naming the deputy director of the Baoding's public security bureau in Beishi District.
Blood tests by police at the site confirmed that Li was intoxicated while driving.
Li Gang wept while giving an apology during a TV interview on October 21. Li Qiming apologized in a video released the next day.
The apologies seemed to have little effect in soothing public anger as people doubted their sincerity.
It is said that Li Qiming, 22, was intoxicated at the time of the accident and shouted "sue me if you dare" when a crowd stopped his car as he attempted to flee the scene.
Prosecutors in Baoding City, in north China's Hebei Province, approved the arrest of Li on Sunday, according to a statement on the website of the city's public security bureau.
Li's car hit two students who were roller-skating on the campus of Hebei University on the evening of October 16.
One student later died while the other is still being treated in hospital.
According to witnesses, Li drove past the victims after the accident and sped toward the campus gates.
When blocked by crowds, Li was heard shouting "sue me if you dare" and also "my father is Li Gang," naming the deputy director of the Baoding's public security bureau in Beishi District.
Blood tests by police at the site confirmed that Li was intoxicated while driving.
Li Gang wept while giving an apology during a TV interview on October 21. Li Qiming apologized in a video released the next day.
The apologies seemed to have little effect in soothing public anger as people doubted their sincerity.
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