Driver gets 7 months suspended sentence for pushing police officer to examine crime scene
A traffic collision occurred, Thai barricaded himself in his car, drove it into a house, and attacked the police when he was restrained.
The verdict dated March 7 of the People's Court of Thach Ha district (Ha Tinh) determined that at around 11:40 p.m. on November 29, 2017, Tran Cong Thai (39 years old) had a traffic collision with Hoang Van Duy (24 years old) at the intersection of Thach Tan commune (Thach Ha district), causing damage to their car.
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Defendant Thai in court. Photo:University |
When the Thach Ha District Police working group arrived, Thai was still sitting in the car, uncooperative. A while later, when the authorities were examining the scene, Thai started the car and reversed, rushed forward, and crashed into a nearby house, causing a loud explosion and smoke.
Being restrained, Thai insulted, offended, attacked, and pushed Captain Nguyen Hong Quynh to the ground. The police had to send more forces to arrest this driver.
The People's Court sentenced Thai to seven months in prison, suspended, for the crime of Resisting a Person on Official Duty.
