Wrong-Way Driver on National Freeway 3 for 55km Causes Two Deaths! Netizens Furious: This Isn't an Accident, It's Murder!
Recently, a shocking major car accident occurred in Taiwan, where a 61-year-old man, driving under the influence of alcohol, sped in the wrong direction for 55 kilometers on National Freeway 3, ultimately colliding head-on with a normally driving white passenger car, killing both instantly.
When the news broke, all of Taiwan was in an uproar, with netizens commenting: "This isn't an accident, it's murder," "How could he not know after driving 55 kilometers?", "What the hell is the freeway police doing?" This incident not only caused the loss of two precious lives but also once again raised questions about drunk driving, wrong-way driving, and freeway surveillance.
📍 Incident Recap: 55km Wrong Way, Leading to Two Deaths
- Time: Early morning of July 26, 2025
- Location: Southbound section of National Freeway 3 (from Shuishang, Chiayi to Zhushan, Nantou)
- Perpetrator: 61-year-old male, with a blood alcohol content of 0.32 mg/L, classified as moderate intoxication.
Course of Events:
- The man is suspected of having mistakenly entered the southbound inner lane of National Freeway 3 under the influence of alcohol.
- Drove in the wrong direction for over 55 kilometers.
- The freeway police received reports and set up multiple interception points, but all were unsuccessful.
- Finally collided head-on with a normally driving vehicle in the Zhushan section of Nantou.
- Result: Both drivers died from their injuries, and the scene was closed for several hours for investigation.
🔥 Netizens Outraged: He Wasn't Lost, He Wanted to Take Someone With Him?
This incident sparked widespread discussion and anger, and we have compiled some of the common comments and sentiments:
"This is outright murder"
"55km in the wrong direction, and staying in the inner lane, was this premeditated?"
"Driving this drunk on the freeway is not mere negligence, it's taking someone to hell."
Everyone can absolutely not accept this driver's behavior, because it wasn't a momentary mistake, but a deliberate violation all the way, basically an "attempted murder turned successful murder."
"How did the freeway police not notice?"
"Motorcycles are immediately towed if they mistakenly enter the freeway, but a car driving the wrong way for so long isn't stopped?"
"Aren't there a ton of surveillance cameras on the freeway? Are they just for show?"
Many people question the failure of the freeway's surveillance and response mechanisms, even suspecting that no one was on duty during the early morning hours, which allowed such a thing to happen without being stopped समय पर.
"The victim is so innocent"
"How can someone driving normally be killed so strangely, who can accept that?"
"If one of my family members was the one who got hit, I would have really gone crazy."
The most heartbreaking part of this incident is the driver who was hit; he was completely innocent and unprepared, yet, while driving late at night, he collided head-on with an oncoming car, without even time to react.
🧠 Why do things like this still happen? This is not the first time that "wrong-way crash" news has occurred in Taiwan, but the outrageous distance of 55 kilometers of wrong-way driving this time has made it unacceptable to everyone.
We can see several problems from this:
- The problem of drunk driving is deeply rooted: They know they can't drive, but they do it anyway, not even caring about their lives.
- Insufficient law enforcement at night, delayed surveillance: The early morning hours make it easy for high-risk drivers to take the opportunity.
- Difficulty in seeking compensation afterward: The perpetrator died, making it difficult for the victim's family to get justice.
The most frustrating part is that the victim's family not only has to face the pain of losing a loved one, but also the subsequent compensation, litigation, and mental torment.
🧨 Conclusion: This tragedy is not a natural disaster, it's man-made
This is not just a "wrong turn," but a total catastrophe of system failure, legal powerlessness, and loss of human control.
55km in the wrong direction, two deaths, are not just numbers, nor should they be just news headlines, but a mirror for our society for collective reflection.
We hope this incident will not be just a fleeting hot spot of public opinion, but a starting point for thorough change.
📣 If you see this article, please forward and comment on it to speak up for the victims and prevent the tragedy from happening again.
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