Police Catch 194 Drunk Drivers on First Day Using Improved 'Bokhap Gamjigi' Detector

"Improved Alcohol Detection Sensitivity and Easy Rapid Measurement" Positive Evaluation

On the night of the 2nd, police officers from the Mapo Police Station conducted a drunk driving crackdown using a newly developed alcohol composite detector in the Yanghwa-ro area of Hapjeong-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] The police conducted their first drunk driving crackdown using an improved "Drunk Driving Enforcement Composite Detector" adapted to the COVID-19 situation.

The National Police Agency announced on the 3rd that, as a result of conducting drunk driving enforcement at 391 locations the previous day, a total of 194 drunk drivers were caught. Among them, 105 cases were at the license cancellation level with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08% or higher, and 67 cases were at the license suspension level with a blood alcohol concentration between 0.03% and 0.08%. Additionally, there were 6 cases of refusal to measure and 16 cases of blood sampling requests.

The police completed the distribution of over 1,500 improved composite detectors to city and provincial police agencies nationwide by the end of last month. The newly improved drunk driving enforcement composite detector can detect alcohol both through contact and non-contact methods, and it enhances accuracy and convenience by changing the alcohol detection sensor and incorporating an air suction motor.

A National Police Agency official conveyed the positive evaluations from field officers regarding the improved composite detector, stating, "The alcohol detection capability has increased, and the added suction function allows for rapid measurement, which is also highly effective in alleviating traffic congestion."

Meanwhile, from January to July this year, there were 8,136 drunk driving traffic accidents, a 19.7% decrease compared to the same period last year. Deaths numbered 98 and injuries totaled 12,781, decreasing by 43.4% and 22.9%, respectively.

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