Talking to Lao Dong Newspaper this afternoon (7.8), a leader of the Quang Ninh Economic Zone Management Board said that he had initially asked the officer who was drinking and drove the car that caused the accident to make a record to explain the incident.
After receiving an official notice from the police agency, the Quang Ninh Economic Zone Management Board will have forms of handling on the Party and administration.
Regarding the property of people affected by the collision, the parties have agreed to pay civil compensation, so there is no lawsuit.
Previously, Mr. Luong Tien Cuong - Deputy Director of the Investment Support Service Center, under the Quang Ninh Economic Zone Management Board, was determined to have consumed alcohol before driving the vehicle and causing the collision on the afternoon of August 6.
According to initial information, at around 6:00 p.m. on August 6, a 5-seat car with license plate 14A-258.94 driven by Mr. Cuong suddenly crashed into 3 cars and 1 motorbike traveling in the same direction on National Highway 18 in Cau Trang area, Ha Tu ward, Quang Ninh province. The vehicle's gas bag was released, fortunately there were no casualties, but other vehicles were damaged.
Traffic Police Team No. 2 (Traffic Police Department, Quang Ninh Provincial Police) then quickly arrived to handle the situation. However, the car driver stayed in the car and did not cooperate to check the alcohol concentration for more than 1 hour, causing difficulties for the authorities.
After being persuaded, Mr. Cuong agreed to measure the alcohol concentration and the results showed a very high level of violation: 0.8mg/liter of breath.
