Drunk Passenger Assaults Driver and Steals Taxi, Causes Accident in Ulsan

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Sharon] Ulsan Ulju Police Station announced on the 4th that they have apprehended and are investigating A (22) on charges of assaulting a taxi driver while intoxicated and stealing and driving away the taxi.

According to the police, at around 1:17 a.m. on the same day, A got into an argument over the fare with taxi driver B (56) in Eonyang-eup, Ulju-gun, Ulsan City, assaulted B, and then drove away with the taxi. After traveling several hundred meters, the taxi crashed into a guardrail and overturned, coming to a stop.

At the time of the accident, A's blood alcohol concentration was measured at 0.114%, which corresponds to license cancellation. The police will investigate the circumstances of the incident and then decide the level of legal action against A.

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