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A hit-and-run driver who led police on a 30km chase across a central Chinese city was finally caught when members of the public helped to track him down.
Nearly 100 people joined the city-wide manhunt in Zhengzhou, Henan province, after the driver of a brown BMW SUV knocked over a woman sanitation worker on a downtown expressway on Wednesday before speeding away from the scene, local media reported.
A witness called police, who passed on the details of the incident to local traffic radio channel, 912. The radio host then aired a description of the vehicle and appealed for help from the public to catch the driver.
Listeners began to call the radio station with reports of the BMW’s location, with the 912 host broadcasting live updates.
“Nearly 100 members of the public reported [the driver’s position] to us via hotline, Weibo and Wechat,” the channel’s deputy director said.
However, the driver of the vehicle, surnamed Li, was also tuned into the radio and changed direction several times in an attempt to shake off his pursuers.
But with the help from the tip-offs, police eventually intercepted Li’s BMW near a toll station. The entire pursuit covered 30km, half the city, and lasted more than 40 minutes.
Police confirmed that Li was involved in the incident after matching scratches on his vehicle with fragments left at the scene.
The witness said that after the collision Li drove forward to check the sanitation worker, who was lying on the ground, but then sped away.
Li reportedly told police that he drove away because he did not want to pay the injured woman’s medical bills.
He was punished with 15 days under administrative detention, Zhengzhou police said.
The sanitation worker suffered injuries to her arm and ankle, reports said. She was taken to a local hospital shortly after the accident and underwent surgery.


Chinese hit-and-run driver caught after 30km chase as radio listeners join police manhunt

The hit-and-run driver was arrested after a 30km chase.  Photo: SCMP Pictures

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