The Area with the Highest Number of Drunk Driving Accidents Nationwide is Na Hye-seok Street in Ingye-dong, Suwon

Assemblyman Han Byung-do's Audit Data
Seoul's Sinsa-dong Hakdong Intersection Has the Highest Count

Assemblyman Han Byung-do. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] Over the past five years, the area with the highest number of drunk driving traffic accidents nationwide was Ingye-dong in Suwon, one of the largest entertainment districts in southern Gyeonggi Province.

According to data submitted by the National Police Agency to Assemblyman Han Byung-do of the Democratic Party, a member of the National Assembly's Public Administration and Security Committee, from 2016 to last year, there were 75 drunk driving accidents near Na Hye-seok Street in Ingye-dong, Paldal-gu, Suwon, resulting in 119 injuries.

Following that, there were 60 cases (93 injuries) in Dujeong-dong, Seobuk-gu, Cheonan-si, Chungnam (near Starbucks Cheonan Dujeong branch), 57 cases (115 injuries) in Dunsang-dong, Seo-gu, Daejeon (near Sedong Villa), 47 cases (74 injuries) in Dandae-dong, Wonju-si, Gangwon (near Walwali Dandae branch), and 46 cases (95 injuries) in Chipyeong-dong, Seo-gu, Gwangju (near Kenya Columbus Sangmu branch).

By region, in Seoul, Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu (near Hakdong Intersection) had the highest number with 45 cases; in Busan, Bujeon-dong, Busanjin-gu (near Crystal Buffet Wedding Hall) had 33 cases; in Daegu, Samdeok-dong 1-ga, Jung-gu (near Gugu Coffee) had 42 cases; and in Gwangju, Chipyeong-dong, Seo-gu (near Kenya Columbus Sangmu branch) had 46 cases.

It was also confirmed that drunk driving traffic accidents were concentrated in specific areas within local governments. In Jeonbuk, 9 out of the top 10 locations were in Jeonju-si; in Gangwon, 9 out of 10 were in Wonju-si; in Seoul, 8 out of 10 were in Gangnam-gu; and in Chungnam, 8 out of 10 were in Seobuk-gu, Cheonan-si.

Assemblyman Han said, "Since drunk driving traffic accidents frequently occur in specific areas, the police need to conduct focused crackdowns centered on those areas," adding, "Through active drunk driving prevention campaigns, citizens should be made aware that ‘drunk driving is an act of murder.’"

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