20s Woman Arrested for Causing Death of Sisters Crossing Crosswalk While Looking at Cell Phone

Court Issues Arrest Warrant Citing "Risk of Flight"
Accompanied Sister to Help at Store, Resulting in Accident

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Bong-ju] A woman in her 20s was arrested on charges of causing death by violating the Special Act on Traffic Accident Handling after hitting and killing two sisters in their 40s who were crossing a crosswalk in Cheonan, Chungnam, with a passenger car.

On the 21st, the Cheonan Seobuk Police Station announced that they had obtained an arrest warrant from the Daejeon District Court Cheonan Branch and arrested A (28) on charges of causing death under the Special Act on Traffic Accident Handling.

On the same day, the Cheonan Branch issued the arrest warrant during the pre-arrest suspect interrogation (warrant review), citing "risk of flight."

According to the police investigation, A hit the sisters who were crossing a crosswalk near Ssangyong-daero in Dujeong-dong, Seobuk-gu, Cheonan City, at around 11 p.m. on the 19th with a passenger car.

The sisters were transported to the hospital but eventually died on the 20th.

At the time, it was known that the sisters were accompanying each other to help with the elder sister's upcoming store opening.

It was confirmed that A was not under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident.

The police are investigating the exact circumstances, believing that A was using a mobile phone while driving, causing the accident due to negligence.

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