New | Strike two: Wealthy Chinese driver jailed for killing pedestrian resurfaces in fresh crash
Zhejiang driver Hu Bin's latest accident stirs bad memories of his fatal reckless driving five years ago
A Zhejiang man who gained national infamy for fatally hitting a pedestrian with his car in 2009 was found to have been in car crash recently, sparking public calls to ban him from driving for the rest of his life.
Hu Bin, 25, lost control of his white BMW along a curve in Hangzhou, causing his vehicle to careen off the road and flip over last Friday. Photos from the scene showed the wrecked and overturned car.
There were no casualties and the driver was cleared of any misconduct or violations, according to local police.
But the accident reopened old wounds, with mainland residents citing his case five years ago in which Hu, then a 20-year-old university student, ran over a man with his red Mitsubishi sports car.
The victim, 25-year-old Tan Zhuo, was the only son and breadwinner of his elderly jobless parents. Tan was also engaged to be married before he was killed while crossing a Zhejiang street.
Hu, who comes from a wealthy family, was later found to have been illegally drag racing before the incident. Police investigators found he was driving between 84 km/h to 101 km/h – beyond the speed limit of 50 km/h.