Fined for many traffic violations, car owner took a hammer to destroy his car
When the car was towed away by the police, the owner frantically destroyed the car so that no one would have it.
A man destroyed his car with a hammer on March 7 after traffic police in Dazhi, Hubei Province, China fined him for illegal parking and impounded his car for 10 days.
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The car owner used a hammer to hit the car body and windows. |
The man had been told by his relatives that the police had impounded his car and were preparing to tow it away. He tried to get the police to release his car but was refused. In a fit of rage, the man took a hammer from the cab, smashed the body of the car and the window, and fled the scene.
When police checked the computer records, they found that the car’s owner had racked up more than 240 traffic violations, including illegal parking and running red lights, over the past six years, with fines totaling 36,000 yuan ($5,700).
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The car was damaged after being vandalized by the owner. |
The next morning, the car owner went to the police station to report himself. He was detained and fined 200 yuan.Chutian Metropolis DailyThe car owner told police he destroyed the car because he had driven it for eight years and didn't want anyone else to touch it.
