30s Woman Hits Worker While Drunk Driving... "I'm Sorry" in Tears

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] A woman in her 30s who, while driving a Mercedes-Benz vehicle in a drunken state, struck and killed a man in his 60s working at a construction site appeared in court for a pre-trial detention hearing.

A(31), who arrived at the Seoul Eastern District Court at around 10:10 a.m. on the 25th after being released from the Seoul Seongdong Police Station detention center, responded to reporters' questions such as "How much did you drink?" and "Do you remember the situation at the time?" by saying, "I don't remember anything," before entering the courtroom.

After the statement concluded at around 11:10 a.m., A was escorted by a police car and said, "I am sorry to the bereaved families," and "I apologized (in court)." She also sobbed loudly, indicating that she did not remember the accident. The pre-trial detention hearing is being conducted by Chief Judge Shim Tae-gyu at the Seoul Eastern District Court.

A is accused of hitting and killing B(61), who was removing concrete soundproof walls for Line 2 on a road in front of an LPG filling station in Seongdong-gu, Seoul, at around 2 a.m. the previous day. It is reported that A sustained only bruises from the accident. The Mercedes-Benz vehicle caught fire and was completely destroyed after repeatedly hitting crane supports. Considering that A's blood alcohol concentration was at the level warranting license cancellation, the police applied charges under the "Yoon Chang-ho Act," specifically the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes (Dangerous Driving Causing Death), and requested an arrest warrant.

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