A domestic cat was hit and killed by a private car in Yuen Long. The cat owner was angry and posted the CCTV footage online to search for the culprit. The police successfully arrested a male driver today (11th), suspected of being related to the case.
It is understood that when the private car killed the domestic cat, the owner of the car was suspected of being detained by other law enforcement agencies. He reported working as a renovation worker.
At the same time, after the CCTV footage went viral on the Internet, it aroused public outrage, and netizens vowed to trace the whereabouts of the private car involved in the case.
Finally, at about 3 o'clock this afternoon, some netizens found that a private car parked on the double yellow line was stopped and checked by a police officer in front of the Yuen Long Stadium. It was suspected to be the vehicle involved in the case. Later, a tow truck also arrived at the scene and towed the private car away. Deduction.
The incident happened at about 3 pm on the 7th of this month. The reporter was a woman surnamed Tang (65 years old) who was the owner of the cat involved.
It is reported that a private car (license plate XZ 4**9) struck a cat on Lam Tei East Road, Yuen Long, but did not stop. The cat died on the spot.
The case was handed over to the Traffic Accident Investigation Team of Traffic New Territories North for follow-up.
Police arrested a male driver surnamed Xue (43 years old) at Yuen Long Police Station this afternoon (11th) on suspicion of "careless driving", "not calling the police after a traffic accident" and "not stopping after a traffic accident". related.
The arrested man has been released on bail pending investigation and must report to the police in early August.
Police stressed that under the Road Traffic (Amendment) Ordinance 2021 (Amendment Ordinance), which came into effect on November 07, 2021, if an accident occurs in a vehicle and an animal that is not in the vehicle is injured, the driver must stop and stop the vehicle. Personal data, including name and address, must be provided to a police officer or a person who has reasonable grounds to request it, or the police must be reported to the police as soon as possible within 24 hours.
Violators can be fined $10,000 and jailed for 12 months, while failing to provide personal information and failing to report the incident within 24 hours of the accident is subject to a fine of $25,000 and six months in jail.
The Police will not tolerate any driving behavior that disregards the law or endangers the safety of other road users, and will strictly enforce the law.
Police appeal to the public to contact the New Territories North Regional Traffic Department (Tel 3661 3800) if they have relevant information to provide.
More than half a year after the amendment, 32 cases were not reported after hitting animals
The police also pointed out that from the commencement of the Amendment Ordinance to June 30, 2022, the police received a total of 129 reports of motorists hitting a specified animal while driving.
During the same period, the Police received a total of 32 cases involving collisions with specified animals that were not reported to the police.
As the case is still under investigation, the police do not have relevant prosecution figures to provide.
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Eyes from the sky │ Private car runs over a house cat in Yuen Long and goes to the cat owner to call the police to arrest the culprit