Would an American Citizen be sent to jail for drunk driving in Beijing?

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Would the American citizen be sent to jail for drunk driving in Beijing, China?

[ Last edited by 468259058 at 2011-5-17 09:07 AM ]

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He, paternal grandpa is the former president of Tsinghua university, An Academician of Science, An expert in electrical engineering;

He, maternal grandpa is the founder of Shenzhen university,
An Academician of both Science and Engineering, speaking four languages;

He, uncle is the famous scientist, also a professor and doctor director in Tsinghua university;

He, mother is the renowned architect;

He is the the first American citizen, which would be sent to jail for drunk driving;

He is Gao Xiaosong.

[ Last edited by 468259058 at 2011-5-17 09:07 AM ]

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the information in #2 is from the internet.

source: h ttp://shandong.chinadaily.com.cn/hqsj/hqlw/2011-05-16/content_2628376_3.html

[ Last edited by 468259058 at 2011-5-17 08:34 PM ]

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He, Gao Xiaosong, the renowned musician in China.


The number 1 popular song of 1994: "Tong Zhuo De Ni" is one of his works.
(the girl who share the same desk in classroom at elementary school or at junior high school.)

blueskies88

They will put in jail in the US if you are caught driving drunk, YES!

You will remain there until you become sober and a Magistrate can hear what the circumstances of your drunkenness was -- usually a breathalyzer test to indicate the severity, most often this happens the very next morning, but if it was over the week-end when the Court is not in session, you will remain in jail until Monday morning when the Magistrate hears your case.

The Magistrate will either assign a fine and a penalty, including the removal of your license and assigning you to attend a program for a long period of time which you must attend and learn about the dangers of driving drunk in great detail and where you will be tested for blood alcohol levels continuously for some time.

If you repeat the crime a second time, the fine and some extra jail time may be included along with a much longer period of probation and course rehabilitation, If a third time you are caught you will serve an extended period of time in prison.

dragon8

Originally posted by blueskies88 at 2011-5-17 10:05
They will put in jail in the US if you are caught driving drunk, YES!

You will remain there until you become sober and a Magistrate can hear what the circumstances of your drunkenness was -- usu ...

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In 2011-5-17, Gao Xiaosong was sentenced to  6 months criminal detention and a fine of RMB 4 thousand.

In 2011-5-9, Gao's drunk driving lead to a traffic accident.

In 2011-5-16, the Police of Beijing made a written decision of administrative penality. The driver license was removed. And according the law, drunk driver can get a new license at least 5 years later. Gao also got a fine of RMB 1 thousand for the license exceeding the expire date.

Source: h ttp://w ww.chinanews.com/yl/2011/05-17/3046942.shtml