Police Officer Involved in Traffic Accident Blames Citizen for Cause of Accident

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Sharon] On the 18th, Changwon District Court announced that it sentenced police officer A (32), who was tried on charges of writing false official documents and using false official documents for causing a traffic accident with a patrol car due to poor driving skills and drafting investigation records as if the cause of the accident was the citizen's fault, to a fine of 10 million won.

On December 21, 2019, at around 1:37 a.m., A was transporting citizen B, who had been arrested on charges of obstructing official duties, in a patrol car in Gimhae, Gyeongnam, when he hit a roadside tree due to poor driving skills.

In the investigation records, he falsely added the crime of 'damage to public property' by stating, "(B) kicked the victim protection barrier, causing the patrol car to lose control and hit the roadside tree, resulting in damage to the patrol car."

Judge Cho Hyun-wook of the Criminal Division 3 at Changwon District Court stated, "The sentence is determined after considering all factors including the circumstances and motives of the crime, the results, and prior records."

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