20s Libyan Man Caught After Hit-and-Run in Rented Car

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[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Sung-yeol] A man in his 20s of Libyan nationality who hit a pedestrian with a borrowed vehicle and fled was arrested by the police.

On the 20th, Incheon Yeonsu Police Station announced that they had booked A (25), a Libyan national, without detention on charges of hit-and-run injury under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes.

A is suspected of hitting B (61), who was crossing the road, while making a left turn with a passenger car at the intersection in Okryeon-dong, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, around 3 a.m. on the 8th, and fleeing the scene.

B sustained injuries to the leg and other areas and was transferred to a nearby hospital for treatment.

The police identified the accident vehicle by checking the on-site closed-circuit television (CCTV) and apprehended A on the 14th, six days after the accident, through an inquiry investigation.

According to the police investigation, A was driving a Morning passenger car borrowed for work when the accident occurred.

A told the police, "I was flustered at the time of the accident and fled because I was scared."

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