Beijing’s unlicensed Mercedes-Benz crashed into a taxi, and it was rumored that the owner of the accident was actor Zhou Jie

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　　A passer-by inspects an unlicensed Mercedes-Benz at the scene of the incident. Three people were injured when an unlicensed Mercedes-Benz collided with a taxi on Gaobeidian North Road in Chaoyang District early yesterday morning. The injured and multiple witnesses said the driver of the Mercedes-Benz was actor Zhou Jie. Zhou Jie’s agent said it was "unclear". The relevant person in charge of the Beijing Municipal Traffic Administration confirmed yesterday that when the traffic police arrived at the scene, the driver of the accident had disappeared.

Yesterday, in the emergency room of Chaoyang Hospital, two injured passengers were waiting for treatment. Photo by reporter Wang Guibin

　　Three people were injured in a collision between an unlicensed Mercedes and a taxi on North Gaobeidian Road in Chaoyang District early yesterday morning. The driver, identified by the injured and multiple witnesses as the actor Zhou Jie, was "not clear", according to his agent. Traffic authorities are investigating but have not yet identified the driver.

　　Unlicensed Mercedes-Benz knocks over taxi

　　The intersection is located on the east side of Kangjiagou bus station, and there is no traffic light. "The crash sound is loud, and the speed of the car will definitely not slow down." At about 4:50 yesterday, a number of people were discussing at the scene. At this time, the injured have been taken to Chaoyang Hospital, and two traffic police are on the scene to investigate.

　　At the northeast corner of the intersection, the black R300 Mercedes-Benz topped the "Crescent Moon" taxi on a telephone pole, rolled over, the taxi body was squeezed and deformed, the front face of the Mercedes-Benz was damaged, and the airbag in the car ejected. The reporter saw that the Mercedes-Benz had no license plates on the front and rear.

　　At Chaoyang Hospital, Xiao Liu, 24, said she and a colleague, Xiao Wang, took a taxi home at 3:50 a.m. The taxi drove from north to south on Gaobeidian North Road and turned left at the intersection. "It will pass the intersection soon." Xiao Liu said that suddenly a black vehicle from the south rushed towards the taxi.

　　"I crawled out of the side windshield," Wang said, as the glass shattered and Liu was squeezed into the overturned car, unable to move. The driver was also trapped inside.

　　Doctors said Liu had broken ribs and ankles; Wang had three stitches in his ear and multiple cuts; and the taxi driver suffered head and lung injuries.

　　Zhou Jie was accused of being a Mercedes driver

　　The man driving the unlicensed Mercedes was Zhou Jie, an actor who appeared in television dramas like "Huanzhu Gege" and "Harbin at Night," according to the injured and multiple witnesses.

　　Mr. Sha and other witnesses said Mr. Zhou was alone in the Mercedes, "smelling of alcohol all over his body" and shouting "how did you drive? Why didn’t you look at the traffic lights?" "The police left the scene before they arrived."

　　The injured man, Wang, said he had seen Mr. Zhou and "could smell the alcohol on his body," but that he had not been rescued and had "been on the phone." Yesterday, Mr. Zhou’s manager, Wang Jiange, said he was "not sure."

　　Mr. Wang, the injured man, said that when police officers from the Shuangqiao Traffic Brigade asked him to take a statement, they revealed that they were also looking for Zhou Jie. Crescent Taxi Company said it learned from the traffic team that the owner of the accident was Zhou Jie. This claim was not confirmed by the traffic police.

　　Yesterday, the relevant person in charge of the municipal traffic management bureau confirmed the accident, but when the traffic police arrived at the scene, the driver of the accident had disappeared, so whether the driver of the accident was the actor Zhou Jie is still under investigation. At present, the accident has been classified as "hit and run".

　　– Analysis

　　getaway driver

　　Suspected Drunk Driving Penalty

　　Yesterday, the relevant person in charge of the Beijing Municipal Traffic Management Bureau analyzed that according to the "Road Traffic Law" and Beijing local regulations, in the accident, even if the taxi was at fault when the Mercedes-Benz collided with the taxi, the Mercedes-Benz driver would bear the main responsibility for the accident because the Mercedes-Benz driver escaped.

　　According to the law, those who escape after a major traffic accident constitute a crime and will be banned from driving for life. Unlike other cases, hit-and-run cases are not limited by the time limit for prosecution. The Criminal Code stipulates that hit-and-run can be punished with three to seven years in prison; if the escape causes the victim’s death, the sentence can be up to 15 years.

　　According to the grass-roots staff of traffic control, it is not difficult to crack the escape incident, but if the Mercedes-Benz driver did drink alcohol, then even if he is arrested, he is very likely to escape the punishment of drunk driving. "The law enforcement department must have a basis for punishment. The basis of the punishment for drunk driving is the alcohol content in the blood, but the alcohol content will decrease over time."

　　Reporter, Geng Xiaoyong, Wang Shu