醉酒驾驶将面临终生监禁

A man who killed two while driving drunk has been sentenced to life in prison in Beijing for endangering public security. XXX has more details.
北京一名因酒后驾车造成两人死亡的司机因危害公共安全被判终生监禁。XXX进行详细报道。

The accident took place a year ago.
事故发生在一年前。

Chen Jia was behind the wheel of his car when he hit the back of a white Fiat, and then a bus in the early hours of May 9th. The incident took place at one of Beijing's most well-known shopping areas.
5月9日凌晨，陈家开着车，首先撞到一辆白色菲亚特背部，然后再撞到一辆公车。此次事故发生在北京一个最著名的商业区。

The deadly incident claimed the lives of a 35-year-old man and his 6-year-old daughter, and left the man's wife paralyzed.
这个致命的事故夺去了35岁男子和他6岁女儿的生命，还使男子的妻子瘫痪。

He fled the scene but was arrested 10 hours later.
他逃离了现场，不过10小时后被抓。

The case was first heard on November 25th, but it was transferred to Beijing No. 2 Intermediate People's Court on April 22nd.
这个案件11月25日首次开审，但是4月22日被移交到北京市第二中级人民法院。

Chen Jia's lawyer argued that Chen should be charged with causing a traffic accident rather than endangering public security. A traffic accident crime is a crime of negligence, which carries a maximum prison term of 15 years, while the charge of endangering public security can mean the death penalty.
陈家的律师辩论陈应被控告造成交通事故，而不是危害公共安全。交通肇事罪是一种过失的犯罪，最多判处15年有期徒刑，而被指控危害公共安全就可能被判死刑。

However the judge said the consequences of the accident was severe, plus he fled the scene after the incident. Those facts provided enough evidence for the charge of endangering public security.
然而，法官称事故造成严重后果，再加上事故发生后肇事者逃离现场。这些事实有足够证据控告他危害公共安全。

In addition to the criminal punishment, Chen Jia will also have to pay more than 3.6 million yuan in civil compensation to all the victims.
The case is just one of many drunk driving accidents that take place across the country. A recent government report showed between 2006 and 2010, 35-hundred were killed and 9-thousand injured due to drunk drivers in China.
除了刑事处罚，陈家还必须对所有受害者支付超过360万元的民事赔偿费。这个案件只是整个国家中许多醉酒驾驶事故之一。最近一个政府报告表明，2006—2010年间，中国因醉酒驾驶造成3500人死亡，9000人受伤。