Unlicensed and Hit-and-Run... A Brazen Teenage Youth

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Nahum] A teenage boy is under police investigation for causing an accident and fleeing the scene while driving a foreign car without a license.

According to the police on the 23rd, the Namdaemun Police Station in Seoul is investigating a teenager, identified as A, on charges of hit-and-run injury under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes.

A is accused of driving a Mercedes-Benz passenger car and crashing into a taxi waiting at a red light at the Euljiro Entrance intersection in Jung-gu, Seoul, around 1:50 a.m. on the 13th, then fleeing the scene. The vehicle driven by A was found in front of the Haetae statue in Gwanghwamun.

After analyzing the evidence, the police regard A as the prime suspect and plan to summon him for questioning soon.

A did not possess a driver's license, and the Mercedes-Benz he was driving was confirmed to be a long-term rental car. Although the original lessee of the vehicle is an adult, the police believe A received the car from an acquaintance and used it.

At the time of the accident, A reportedly proposed a settlement to the taxi driver, but the driver refused, saying, "There are passengers inside, so that is not possible," and blocked the vehicle while calling the police. In response, A struck the driver's thigh with the car and stepped on his instep, then turned the wheel and fled.

The police estimate that A abandoned the car in Gwanghwamun and fled with a passenger by taxi. Due to the accident, a passenger in the back seat of the taxi sustained injuries requiring four weeks of treatment, and the taxi driver suffered injuries requiring two weeks of treatment.

The victims claim that A was intoxicated at the time of the accident. However, since some time has passed, it is expected to be difficult to measure his blood alcohol concentration.

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