Pohang City Hall Official Arrested for Refusing Breath Test and Driving Again After Returning

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] It was recently revealed that a public official in his 30s from Pohang City Hall, Gyeongbuk, who was caught for drunk driving early in the morning, refused to take a breathalyzer test and went home, then later returned to retrieve his car and caused an accident while driving, was arrested on the spot.

According to the Pohang Bukbu Police Station in Gyeongbuk on the 11th, a report of suspected drunk driving was received by the police around 1 a.m. on the 1st of last month near a convenience store in Heunghae-eup, Buk-gu.

When the police arrived, the SM3 passenger car reported as a suspected drunk driving vehicle was parked near the convenience store, and A (in his 30s), a Grade 9 public official at Pohang City Hall who was outside the car, denied the charges and refused the test. After confirming A’s identity, the police applied the charge of refusal to take the test and instructed him to leave the car as it was.

However, around 2:30 a.m., one hour and 30 minutes later, A returned to get the car and drove about 2 km before colliding with a roadside tree, and was arrested on the spot by the responding police. At that time, the police conducted a breathalyzer test, which showed A’s blood alcohol concentration was 0.117%, indicating he was heavily intoxicated.

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