'Chased Child and Hit with Car'... Arrest Warrant for Driver in Gyeongju School Zone Accident 'Dismissed'

Closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage at the time of the accident. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ga-yeon] A pre-arrest warrant for the driver who collided with a bicycle ridden by a child in a school zone near Dongcheon Elementary School in Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk, has been dismissed.

The Gyeongju Branch of the Daegu District Prosecutors' Office dismissed the arrest warrant for A (41, female) on the 23rd.

Considering the seriousness of the case, the prosecution made this decision after deliberation by a citizen committee. The committee judged that A is a mother of three children, has a stable residence, and that the collected evidence is solid, so there is no risk of evidence tampering or flight.

An additional on-site verification of the traffic accident that occurred in a child protection zone near an elementary school in Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk, was conducted on the 9th. The Gyeongju Police Station and the National Forensic Service called driver A to the accident site to reenact the accident situation. Photo by Yonhap News

Earlier, the Gyeongju Police Station applied for an arrest warrant for A on the 19th, charging her with special injury, among other charges.

A is accused of chasing and colliding with B (9), an elementary school student riding a bicycle, in the school zone at around 1:40 p.m. on the 25th of last month.

As a result of the accident, B injured his leg and received treatment at a hospital. B's family claimed, "After B had a quarrel with A's child at the playground, A chased after him saying, 'You hit my child and won't apologize.'"

A reportedly denied intentionality during the police investigation.

However, the police and the National Forensic Service (NFS) concluded through two on-site inspections that the accident was intentional.

The police plan to review whether to conduct additional investigations on A based on the NFS's forensic results before transferring the case to the prosecution.

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