A local official in Dongguan city, Guangdong province of China, drove his car
straight into a fully-packed restaurant on Saturday night, injuring 12
people inside. One of the victims was so badly injured she had to have
her leg amputated. Turns out, the official was drunk and has been
suspended from his post pending investigation.
At around 10:40 p.m., according to witnesses, the official surnamed
Wang attempted to turn his car onto the road, but instead ended up stuck
in front of the restaurant, blocking both lanes of traffic. The owner
of the restaurant rushed out to have a few words with Wang. Moments
later, Wang put the pedal to the metal, accelerating the car forward and
crashing his way right through the restaurant, Southcn.com reports.
A waiter surnamed Zhu had her right leg severed in the crash. The
other 11 victims were only slightly injured. According to reporters, Zhu
has two children aged one and four, and her husband recently became
unemployed.
Rumor has it that Wang had a quarrel with the restaurant owner right
before the crash, but a witness surnamed Luo told reporters that the
quarrel was unlikely because the restaurant owner smiled while talking
with the driver.
A blood alcohol level of 184.55 milligram per 100 milliliters was
recorded from Wang; the legal limit in China is 80 milligrams. He has
now been detained for drunk driving.