Drunk Soldier Steals Car, Drives Under Influence from Sinchon to Sillim... Causes Accident

On the night of the 25th, police were conducting a drunk driving crackdown at the entrance ramp to the Busan direction of Seocho IC in Seoul. Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] A man in his 20s, a soldier who stole a vehicle while intoxicated and caused an accident, fled but was caught by the police.

Seoul Gwanak Police Station announced on the 4th that they arrested Mr. A (25) on charges of vehicle theft and violation of the Road Traffic Act (drunk driving) and handed him over to the Capital Defense Command.

According to the police, Mr. A is suspected of stealing a black Starex that was parked on Sinchon-ro, Seodaemun-gu, at around 3:40 a.m. on the 29th of last month while heavily intoxicated and causing an accident.

He reportedly hit a parked vehicle with the stolen car, drove to nearby Sillim-dong, and then fell asleep in a parking lot.

The police, who responded to a resident's report suspecting drunk driving, confirmed that the vehicle was reported stolen and urgently arrested Mr. A.

At the time, Mr. A's blood alcohol concentration was reported to exceed the level for license cancellation.

During the identification process, the police found out that Mr. A was a soldier and handed him over to the military police.

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