20s Male Who Hit Sanitation Worker and Fled During Seollal Holiday Admits Drunk Driving

Drunk Driving / Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Seul-gi] A man in his 20s who hit and killed a sanitation worker with his car during the Lunar New Year holiday and fled the scene was confirmed to have been driving under the influence.

On the 29th, Jeju Eastern Police Station announced that they have requested an arrest warrant for A (21) on charges of hit-and-run (violation of the Act on Aggravated Punishment, etc. of Specific Crimes, hit-and-run vehicle, DUI, etc.).

According to the police, A was driving a vehicle around 6:47 a.m. on the 27th near Jeju Student Culture Center in Jeju City when he hit sanitation worker B (72), who was crossing the crosswalk, and fled the scene.

B, who suffered severe injuries to his face and both legs, was found by a passerby around 8:25 a.m., about 1 hour and 40 minutes after the accident, and was taken to a nearby hospital but passed away.

The police identified the accident vehicle by reviewing nearby closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage and conducted an investigation, eventually apprehending A.

During the police investigation, A denied driving under the influence, but after the police secured CCTV footage showing the group entering a bar around 1 a.m. on the day of the accident, he admitted to drinking.

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