A WOMAN, who fled from the scene of an accident where she had hit an elder woman while riding an app-based bike in Futian District, was caught by police.

A preliminary investigation showed the woman, surnamed Gao, had found an unlocked ofo bike at around 10 a.m. May 27 and knocked down the victim surnamed Jia, 57, near the Shenzhen Talent Park bus stop on Shennan Boulevard. Jia suffered a fractured rib and bruises. Gao, however, fled from the scene and changed bikes on the way to get away.

The investigation showed the bike had faulty brakes.

Police asked the bike operator to provide the woman’s data, but were rejected.

Gao, 29, a native of Henan Province, was caught Friday in a hotel in Zhuzilin in Futian District and admitted to the hit-and-run incident.

Gao, who is studying at a music school in Shenzhen, was in a rush to get to her work place. She didn’t ask if Jia needed medical treatment or offer any help for fear of being blackmailed. She kept the phone number of Jia’s husband, but never tried to call him. She later deleted the number and escaped on another bike, leaving Jia on the ground.

“If she hadn’t gone in a rush, helped me hail a cab or called my daughter, the witness wouldn’t have called the police,” said Jia, who refused Gao’s offer to pay for her medical treatment and asked the police for leniency considering Gao’s low income.

The ofo operator didn’t cooperate with the police investigation. On Wednesday, police sent an officer to ofo’s office in Nanshan District after finding that the bike had malfunctioned.

Police demanded that the operator provide the company’s data, a way to unlock ofo bikes, Gao’s detailed information and the path of the bike at the time of the accident. (Han Ximin)