SUV Driver in Their 20s Flees for Over an Hour with One Tire Missing, Sparks Flying

Busan Police Agency Pursues and Arrests Drunk Driver Who Fled 14km Driving a Domestic Luxury SUV with a Rear Tire Burst

A vehicle reduced to only the rear wheel frame, which fled 14 km while sparking and was caught by the police. [Image source=Busan Police Agency]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] The police chased and stopped a drunk driving vehicle that fled for over an hour, sparking sparks for 14 km with a rear tire burst.

According to the Busan Metropolitan Police Agency, a driver in his 20s, Mr. A (male), was driving a Genesis GV series vehicle and, around 1 a.m. on the 11th, hit two vehicles including a Tucson on the road near Gunan Station in Gupo-dong, Buk-gu, while intoxicated, then fled toward the Dongseo Overpass.

The victim driver chased the fleeing vehicle and reported it to 112. The police 112 comprehensive situation room deployed patrol cars on the expected escape route and tracked the fleeing vehicle.

The patrol car from Yangjeong Police Substation found the fleeing vehicle speeding with the rear passenger side tire missing and sparks flying on the road surface, and after chasing about 2 km, apprehended the driver.

The distance from the accident site to the escape location was as much as 14 km.

At around 2:15 a.m. that day, on a residential road in front of Hyundai Apartments in Geoje-dong, Yeonje-gu, the vehicle ended its terrifying run with the rear tire completely burst, revealing a dizzying rear wheel condition (photo).

The police said Mr. A repeatedly refused breathalyzer tests and fled, and he was arrested on the spot on charges of violating the Road Traffic Act and the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes, and is under investigation.

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