20s Man Who Hit Sanitation Worker and Fled During Seollal Holiday Arrested

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[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Seulgi Kim] A man in his 20s who hit and killed a sanitation worker while working during the Lunar New Year holiday and fled the scene has been arrested.

On the 30th, Jeju District Court announced that it issued an arrest warrant for Mr. A, who is charged with violating the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes (drunk driving and hit-and-run causing death), due to concerns that he might flee.

Mr. A is accused of driving a vehicle on a road near Jeju Student Culture Center in Jeju City at 6:47 a.m. on the 27th and hitting sanitation worker Mr. B before fleeing the scene.

The victim, Mr. B, who suffered severe injuries to his face and both legs, was found by a citizen around 8:25 a.m. and transported to a hospital but later died.

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

Jeju Eastern Police Station also reported that two passengers in the vehicle driven by Mr. A have been booked on charges including failure to take action after an accident and aiding drunk driving under the Road Traffic Act.

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