Drunk Driver 'Sleeping Soundly' in Highway Lane 1... 8 Injured in Minibus Collision

Near Dongmyeong Rest Area on the Jungang Expressway toward Andong in the early morning of the 22nd

The accident site near Dongmyeong Rest Area on the Jungang Expressway on the 22nd.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] Eight people were seriously injured when a minivan collided with a car stopped in the first lane of the highway after the drunk driver fell asleep.

At around 4:40 a.m. on the 22nd, a Starex minivan collided with a Kyron passenger car that was stopped in the first lane about 1 km from Dongmyeong Rest Area toward Andong on the Jungang Expressway in Dongmyeong-myeon, Chilgok-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do.

As a result of the accident, an elderly woman in her 60s riding in the minivan suffered serious facial injuries, and a total of eight passengers from both vehicles were injured and transported to the hospital.

The blood alcohol concentration of the driver of the stopped passenger car was measured at 0.1% or higher, which is above the license cancellation threshold.

The police are investigating the details, believing that the accident occurred because the passenger car driver fell asleep due to intoxication, and the following minivan failed to notice in time.

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