Crashing into a Taxi While Intoxicated and Ramming into a Jewelry Store

Officials from the Korea Road Traffic Authority are conducting the '2020 Drunk Driving ZERO Campaign' on the 17th at the Western Driver's License Test Center in Mapo-gu, Seoul, to raise awareness and caution against drunk driving. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Ju Cheol-in] A man in his 50s who drove an Equus passenger car while intoxicated, collided with a taxi, and then crashed into a jewelry store was arrested by the police.

The Gimhae Jungbu Police Station in Gyeongnam announced on the 18th that they have booked A (in his 50s) without detention on charges of drunk driving under the Road Traffic Act, after he hit a taxi waiting at a traffic signal and then crashed into a jewelry store.

A is accused of rear-ending a taxi waiting at a traffic signal on a road in Oedong, Gimhae City, with his Equus passenger car around 10 p.m. on the 17th.

The taxi driver was confirmed by the police to have sustained minor injuries. While trying to manage the accident, A reversed and crashed into the jewelry store located on the sidewalk.

The entrance door and interior display cases of the jewelry store were damaged, but there were no casualties. A’s blood alcohol concentration was at the level warranting license suspension.

The police are investigating the exact circumstances of the accident.

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