For Investigation Fairness... Other Police Station Investigates 'Fleeing Officer' in Drunk Driving Crackdown

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] A current police officer who fled after being caught fleeing the drunk driving checkpoint is now under investigation at a third police station.

The police have confirmed that Officer A drank with an acquaintance at a bar on the day of the incident, and to ensure fairness, the case was transferred to a third police station rather than the one under Officer A’s jurisdiction.

On the 9th, Gwangju Bukbu Police Station announced that it had transferred the case of Officer A, who fled the drunk driving checkpoint and voluntarily appeared the next day, to Gwangsan Police Station.

Officer A witnessed a drunk driving checkpoint on a road in Yangsan-dong, Buk-gu, Gwangju, around 10:30 p.m. on the 7th and attempted to flee by making a U-turn with his vehicle.

However, he was caught by police officers pursuing him in a patrol car and was taken to the breathalyzer testing site.

Upon arrival at the testing site, Officer A fled again, jumping down a 4 to 5 meter high retaining wall and disappearing calmly.

The police searched the vehicle and other areas, identified him as an active police officer, and tracked his whereabouts by visiting his home, among other actions.

About 10 hours after fleeing, Officer A voluntarily appeared at Bukbu Police Station at around 8:30 a.m. the next day.

He was immediately tested for alcohol, but his blood alcohol concentration was 0%.

Subsequently, based on circumstances such as fleeing the drunk driving checkpoint, the police believe Officer A had consumed alcohol and began investigating his actions.

Bukbu Police Station sent the evidence collected related to this case to Gwangsan Police Station that afternoon.

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