Chen Mei-hui dies on the highway! The investigation concludes it was a "simple car accident," and the driver involved was sentenced to 2 years and 4 months in prison

XREX Chief Blockchain Financial Crime Investigator Chen Mei-Hui (Miffy) tragically died in a car accident last December on the National Highway near Hsinchu. Due to her long-term assistance to the police in investigating money laundering and fraud cases, there was speculation that the accident might have had ulterior motives. After investigation, the Hsinchu District Prosecutors Office confirmed that the case was a “simple traffic accident”; the Hsinchu District Court recently sentenced the male driver surnamed Xu to 2 years and 4 months in prison for “negligent homicide.”

Chen Mei-Hui was one of Taiwan’s top blockchain investigation experts, consistently assisting law enforcement in tracking money laundering and fraud cases, successfully tracing illegal funds and freezing illicit assets. Her involvement in high-profile cases included the sensational “88 Club Money Laundering Case,” the investigation into illegal fund flows of “Creative Private,” and the methods of money laundering by “Godfather of Money Laundering” Tu Cheng-Wen.

Before the accident, Chen Mei-Hui was being questioned over her involvement in the Taichung District Prosecutors Office’s “leak case.” She was returning north via Uber with her boyfriend, surnamed Hsieh, who works in the Criminal Investigation Bureau. While traveling along National Highway 1 at the 77.7 km mark heading north, traffic was backed up due to an earlier accident, and their Uber was forced to stop in the inner lane.

Less than an hour later, a 40-year-old driver surnamed Xu, who was engaged in airport shuttle services, drove a sport utility vehicle at high speed. Due to a curve blocking the view and not slowing down, he collided directly with the Uber in front. The impact caused the rear of the vehicle to crumple, resulting in Chen Mei-Hui suffering fractures to her chest and thigh bones, as well as abdominal bleeding, leading to her death despite medical efforts. The vehicle then rear-ended four cars ahead, injuring three more people.

Investigations revealed that Xu’s vehicle engine and brake systems were functioning normally. However, at the time of the accident, Xu did not brake, the brake lights were not on, and the EyeSight assist system was operational but turned off. ETC toll records also showed that Xu’s speed before the accident was approximately 106 to 108 km/h, while the speed limit on that section of the road was 100 km/h. The judge determined that Xu was speeding both before and at the time of the accident.