Kaohsiung: A driver who rear-ended two motorcycles in Kaohsiung on Saturday night, killing one person and injuring two others, has tested positive for drugs, according to local police.
According to Focus Taiwan, the 30-year-old man, surnamed Yang, was arrested and transferred to prosecutors on suspicion of offenses against public safety, negligent homicide, causing injury, and violating the Narcotics Hazard Prevention Act, police from the Kaohsiung City Police Department Siaogang Precinct stated Sunday.
Police reported that the precinct received notice of the accident at approximately 9:20 p.m. on Saturday. Responding officers discovered that Yang had first collided with a motorcycle driven by a 43-year-old woman surnamed Lee, and subsequently struck another motorcycle ridden by a 52-year-old woman surnamed Chen, who had a 9-year-old passenger also surnamed Chen.
Lee, the first motorcyclist struck, succumbed to her injuries, while Chen, the second rider, and the child sustained abrasions that were not life-threatening.
Yang emerged unscathed, police confirmed. He tested negative for alcohol but positive for drugs in a rapid test. Additionally, police found etomidate, commonly referred to as "zombie vape," in his vehicle.