Decision on Detention of Drunk Driver at Eulwangri to Be Made Today

At around 12:55 a.m. on the 9th, in the second lane of one side of Eulwang-dong, Jung-gu, Incheon, B (54, male), who was delivering chicken on a motorcycle, was hit and killed by a Mercedes-Benz vehicle driven by A (33, female) who was intoxicated. The photo shows the accident scene at that time. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] The decision on whether to detain a drunk driver who fatally struck a 50-year-old chicken restaurant owner delivering near Eulwangri Beach in Incheon will be made on the 14th.

Lee Wonjoong, the warrant judge at Incheon District Court, will hold a pre-arrest suspect interrogation (warrant substantive examination) in the afternoon for A (33), who is accused of causing death by dangerous driving under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes, to assess the necessity of detention. The decision on whether to issue the warrant is expected to be made by late afternoon at the earliest.

A is accused of driving his Mercedes-Benz passenger car under the influence of alcohol at around 12:55 a.m. on the 9th on a two-lane one-way road in Eulwang-dong, Jung-gu, Incheon, crossing the center line and hitting B (54), who was riding a motorcycle delivering chicken on the opposite side, causing B's death. At the time, A's blood alcohol concentration was investigated to be over 0.1%, exceeding the license cancellation level (0.08%).

A has also been reported by a civic group on charges including murder. The Civic Committee for the Protection of the Common People submitted a complaint to the National Police Agency on the same day, requesting an investigation into A and others on charges of murder and aiding and abetting. The group stated in the complaint, "It is judged that A had a clear intent to commit murder," and added, "Since the companion also abetted drunk driving, considering public sentiment, they should receive punishment comparable to A."

Meanwhile, a post demanding punishment for the driver, uploaded by B's daughter on the Blue House National Petition Board on the 10th, had garnered over 554,000 supporters as of 10:30 a.m. on the 14th, just four days later. In the post, she appealed, "My father, the youngest of seven siblings, died, and my family was ruined in an instant," and "I ask that the murderer not be allowed to escape by abusing the law, for my father who never once lived without working hard all his life."

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