Drunk Driving Suspect Who Fled to Sea, the 'Marine Boy' Driver, Turns Out to Be a Coast Guard Officer

Busan Yeongdo Police Station Investigates Driver Who Voluntarily Reported After Midnight Sea Search Commotion Involving Coast Guard Vessel

Busan Yeongdo Police Station.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] A ‘Marine Boy’ driver who jumped into the waves to evade a drunk driving checkpoint was found to be a coast guard officer. When he fled into the sea, a midnight search operation was launched using the coast guard vessel he belonged to.

According to the Busan Police Agency on the 6th, at around 10:39 p.m. on the 5th, police officers from the Yeongdo Police Station conducting a drunk driving checkpoint at an intersection in Yeongdo-gu, Busan, spotted a passenger car reversing.

The police suspected the driver was trying to escape the checkpoint and pursued the vehicle. The driver, Mr. A, stopped the car about 300 meters away from the checkpoint and got out.

While the police were verifying his identity, Mr. A suddenly jumped into the nearby sea, starting a ‘flight drama.’

Instead of patrol cars, three coast guard vessels and detectives conducted a nighttime sea search, but failed to catch him.

In the early hours of the 6th, the police confirmed that Mr. A had purchased slippers at a nearby convenience store. After verifying his identity and calling him, he voluntarily appeared for questioning at 3:30 a.m.

Mr. A was confirmed to be a coast guard officer affiliated with the Busan Coast Guard Station.

The police explained that the blood alcohol concentration of Mr. A, who was caught after five hours, was measured below the legal limit.

However, since he sobered up after jumping into the cold seawater and the measurement was taken after a considerable amount of time had passed, the police plan to apply the Widmark formula, which estimates blood alcohol concentration by considering the initial measurement, amount of alcohol consumed, elapsed time after drinking, and other circumstances.

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