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Ride-hailing platform held partially responsible for drunk driving fatality

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Last week, the Ningbo Intermediate Court ruled that an unnamed ride-hailing platform was partially responsible for a drunk driving fatality. Quick case background: In September 2020, while off duty, the intoxicated driver of a ride-hailing vehicle struck and killed pedestrian.

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