Court Begins to Hear Hangzhou Race Car Case
07-16 18:20 Caijing
Full article in Chinese: http://www.caijing.com.cn/2009-07-15/110198220.html
» On July 15, a local court of Hangzhou finally began hearing a heatedly disputed case about Hu Bin, a driver who was arrested on speeding and vehicular manslaughter charges on May 15. He killed 25-year-old college graduate Tan Zhuo in downtown Hangzhou on May 7 in a drag race.
» The two sides have already reached an agreement on 1.13 million yuan in compensation as of May 20, especially given the facts of the forensic analysis report, which said the Mitsubishi sports car Hu was driving at the time was traveling between 84.1 to 101.2 kilometers per hour.
» The drag racer, who is from a wealthy family, became the center of widespread public anger, especially on Internet discussion boards.