A 50-Year-Old Family Man Delivering Chicken Killed by Drunk Driver... 370,000 Agree to Cheong Wa Dae Petition

A delivery motorcycle driver in his 50s was killed after being hit by a drunk driver, and the bereaved family of the delivery rider has called for severe punishment of the offender through a Blue House petition, which had gained 370,000 supporters as of 2 p.m. on the 11th.
/Photo by Blue House Petition Board

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Seul-gi] A Blue House petition demanding strict punishment for the perpetrator who fatally struck a man in his 50s delivering chicken in Incheon with a drunk driving vehicle has garnered 370,000 signatures as of 2 p.m. on the 11th.

According to the Blue House petition board on that day, on the 10th, a petition titled "I am the daughter of a man in his 50s who suffered a tragic accident due to drunk driving and wrong-way driving in Eulwang-ri around 1:00 a.m. on September 9" was posted.

The petitioner, presumed to be a family member of the victim, stated, "Early that morning, my father went out to deliver chicken as usual," adding, "There were many orders from the evening, so he couldn't even eat dinner and said it was his last delivery before leaving."

She continued, "After a long time since he went out for delivery and did not return, my mother closed the store and went out to look for him. An ambulance passed by, and near the store about 2 km away, she found our motorcycle left alone," and appealed, "She asked the paramedics only one question. When she asked, 'Is he conscious?' the paramedics did not answer, and at that moment, my mother's world collapsed."

She added, "He was not delivering because of difficulties caused by COVID-19, but because it was his own store and he felt responsible. He said that if he hired part-timers, they wouldn't be as kind, so he delivered himself and met with this accident," urging, "Please ensure the perpetrator receives the maximum sentence and does not escape by abusing the law."

Meanwhile, the Incheon Jungbu Police Station announced on the 10th that they had applied for an arrest warrant for the perpetrator A (33, female) on charges of causing death by dangerous driving under the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of Sexual Crimes (Yoon Chang-ho Act).

A was driving a Mercedes-Benz in a drunken state around 12:55 a.m. on the same day on a road in Eulwang-dong, Jung-gu, Incheon, crossed the center line, and collided with a motorcycle coming from the opposite direction.

As a result of this accident, the man in his 50s who was delivering chicken on the motorcycle was seriously injured and transported to the hospital but ultimately passed away.

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