Post Date April, 15 2023
A man who fell asleep while driving under the influence of alcohol, causing one person to die. After a tragic incident, he fled and received a 5-year sentence
After investigation, in March 2013, the defendant Li fell asleep while driving under the influence of alcohol and fatigue, and a speeding car rushed towards the roadside, causing the death of a bystander and injury to one person on the spot. After the accident, the defendant Li and his friend in the same car were controlled by the local people and couldn't escape. The defendant Li pretended to be injured and wanted to clean the blood stains on his body and "detain" his friend locally. He then fled back to his hometown in Wuning and hid at a relative's house. After several days of pursuit by Jiujiang County Public Security and Wuning County Public Security, the defendant Li was ultimately arrested and brought to justice. After the incident, the defendant fled and remained in hiding without contacting the victim's family to discuss compensation. Until the end of the trial, he did not provide economic compensation to the victim and their family.
The court believes that the defendant, Li, violated road traffic safety regulations by driving a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol and fatigue, resulting in a major traffic accident that resulted in the death of one person. In addition, he escaped after the accident, and his behavior constitutes a traffic accident crime. Considering that the defendant Li fled the scene of a traffic accident and hid in an attempt to escape legal sanctions, which constitutes an aggravating offense of the traffic accident crime, the court made the above judgment in accordance with the law.
It is another tragedy caused by drunk driving. In addition to criticizing the irresponsible behavior of the drunk driver mentioned above, everyone should also remind themselves at all times not to drive under the influence of alcohol. In fact, drunk driving is often caused by certain psychological factors, and the following are several typical drunk driving psychology.
One is that one thinks they have a high alcohol tolerance. Half a pound doesn't blush, one pound doesn't heartbeat, two pounds can't fall! Drunken drivers all have extraordinary 'confidence', feeling that even after drinking alcohol, they can drive their car to their destination; Even when thirsty, one can calmly respond and handle unexpected situations. They have clearly forgotten the eternal truth that alcohol can numb and dull people's nerves. It's too late to repent when there's a car accident.
The second reason is that they think they are experienced and skilled in driving. A data from Shandong Province also shows that drivers with less than 1 year of driving experience rarely engage in drunk driving, and a large number of drunk driving behaviors occur among drivers with driving experience of 5 to 20 years. Don't you know, after alcohol enters the body, it doesn't recognize how many years of driving experience you have. However, accidents happen to occur more frequently due to high driving experience and self-sufficiency, resulting in low attention and poor prevention psychology.
The third is the mentality of luck. Some drivers who drive under the influence of alcohol always think that they won't be hit by traffic police so accidentally, or before the holiday, they think that 'traffic police also need to celebrate the holiday' and that there will be less inspections related to the holiday, so they use alcohol to drive on the road. This mentality actually overlooks a basic premise: checking for drunk driving, imposing fines, and even pursuing criminal responsibility is not the purpose. The purpose of prohibiting drunk driving is to protect the safety of others and drivers themselves, maintain traffic and social order. With traffic police inspection, drivers should ensure that they do not drive under the influence of alcohol. Even without traffic police inspection, not driving under the influence of alcohol should be a minimum level of professional ethics and a proactive awareness of respecting life.
Reminder from the editor of the Psychological Channel: After understanding the psychology of these drunk drivers mentioned above, I believe everyone has also discovered that it is their selfishness, arrogance, and luck that have led them to the brink of endangering themselves and others. It is truly not worth it.
