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The family of a pedestrian killed in a deadly drag race is appealing the driver's three-year sentence.

Tan Yue, the victim's father, said he was dissatisfied with the verdict and thought it was "too lenient".

Meanwhile, he insisted that the defendant should be charged with "endangering public safety" rather than a "traffic offense", which has a maximum penalty of seven years.

Hu Bin, 20, a sophomore at Hangzhou Normal University, was racing his car on May 7 when he hit 25-year-old pedestrian Tan Zhuo, knocking him five meters into the air before he hit the ground and died.

Tan Yue has submitted his petition to the local court and procuratorate, and he reportedly has decided to petition to higher departments if the district's procuratorate refuses his appeal.

The Hangzhou Xihu District People's Procuratorate said on Tuesday it had received Tan Yue's petition and would consider it. The procuratorates have five working days to reply to Tan.

Meanwhile, Hu's parents also expressed their dissatisfaction with the verdict, which they thought was "too harsh", though they didn't plan to appeal.

Earlier, Hu's family gave more than 1.1 million yuan ($161,000) in compensation for the victim's death.

Tan Yue has also contested the identity of the defendant in the courtroom, who he thought was unlike the one in newspaper photos.

Since the trial began earlier this month, some court photographs have been released on the Internet.

A lot of netizens have come to doubt the identity of the man who stood trial, and they think Hu's appearance is very different from the one in the photograph on the night of the incident.

Responding to public doubts, the Hangzhou Xihu District People's Court released a statement confirming Hu Bin's identity, and said judicial procedures have checked Hu's identity and they have the right man.

But Tan Yue said the court's statement "is not convincing and was meaningless".

"They (the court) can give the same reply even if he was a scapegoat."

Tan said he hoped the judicial department will confirm Hu's true identity in a public and transparent way.

Questions:

1. How many years did the driver get after hitting and accidentally killing a 25 year old pedestrian?

2. What is the controversy about?

3. How much money was given to the family of the deceased?

Answers:

1. 3 years.

2. The sentence was too light andthe identity of the defendant was questionable.

3. 1.1 million yuan.

（英语点津 Helen 编辑）

Brendan joined The China Daily in 2007 as a language polisher in the Language Tips Department, where he writes a regular column for Chinese English Language learners, reads audio news for listeners and anchors the weekly video news in addition to assisting with on location stories. Elsewhere he writes Op’Ed pieces with a China focus that feature in the Daily’s Website opinion section.

He received his B.A. and Post Grad Dip from Curtin University in 1997 and his Masters in Community Development and Management from Charles Darwin University in 2003. He has taught in Japan, England, Australia and most recently China. His articles have featured in the Bangkok Post, The Taipei Times, The Asia News Network and in-flight magazines.