Man sets fire to motorbike after getting ticket for DUI

By Duc Hung   December 16, 2022 | 01:38 am PT
A man in Ha Tinh Province is facing criminal charges for setting his motorbike on fire after failing to persude police officers to spare him from DUI penalty.

Nguyen Van Tu, 32, was put under house arrest Thursday as police investigated him for "resisting law enforcement officers performing official duties."

Nguyen Van Tu is escorted by a police officer at the police station of Ha Tinh Province. Photo by police

Nguyen Van Tu is escorted by a police officer at the police station of Ha Tinh Province. Photo by police

Tu was stopped by police for an alcohol check while driving a motorbike along National Highway 15B on the evening of December 9. According to the police, he refused to take the breathalyzer test and began yelling at them.

After a while, Tu agreed to take the test, which showed that he had 0.439 milligrams of alcohol per liter of breath.

The motorbike that Nguyen Van Tu sets fire on, December 9, 2022. Photo by police

The motorbike that Nguyen Van Tu sets fire on, December 9, 2022. Photo by police

As the police were preparing to cite him, Tu asked to be released but the officers refused. Tu then became angry and walked over to his parked motorbike, where he opened the fuel valve and set the vehicle on fire before leaving the scene.

After he was later apprehended, he admitted he had been drunk at the time and that he could not control his behavior.

Anyone driving with alcohol present in their body can face fines, or criminal charges for causing serious accidents and incidents that lead to death. Drivers with alcohol levels of over 0.4 mg/liter of breath, or 80 mg/100 ml of blood, can face maximum fines of VND40 million ($1,724) in Vietnam. They can also have their license revoked for up to 24 months.

A person charged with resisting officers on duty faces up to three years in prison.

 
 
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