WANGDU, Hebei - A senior police official's son accused of killing a young woman while driving drunk confessed in court on Wednesday that he caused the woman's death, in a case that fueled public outrage after reports he invoked his father's name to evade responsibility.

Li Qiming, 23, also called Li Yifan in previous reports, appeared at Wangdu county people's court at 9 am, charged with causing death through traffic offenses for a fatal road accident on Oct 16 last year in Hebei University in Baoding city of Hebei province.

The trial ended at 10:40 am, with the judge declaring that the verdict will be handed down at a later date.