Wrong-way driver’s brazen attitude sparks public outrage: "It would have been fine if you just came a little bit"

[Asia Economy Reporter Seoyoung Kwon] A driver who caused a traffic accident by driving in the wrong direction showed an arrogant attitude toward the victim driver, sparking controversy among netizens.

On the 4th, a video titled "He came driving in the wrong direction and hit me, and the way he responds is truly ridiculous" was uploaded on the YouTube channel 'Han Moon-cheol TV.' The video contains dashcam footage of a traffic accident that occurred on a road in Chunghwa-myeon, Buyeo-gun, Chungnam Province.

The informant was driving straight in the first lane around 2 p.m. on the 30th of last month when a car in the third lane attempted a U-turn and drove in the wrong direction on the road, causing a collision.

However, immediately after the accident, the offending driver who got out of the car complained, saying, "You just had to come a little closer," and "Didn't you know I was coming in?" The angry informant retorted, "Weren't you driving in the wrong direction here just now?" Lawyer Han Moon-cheol, who watched the video, also reacted with disbelief, saying, "The fault ratio is 100:0 against the offending driver. How could you avoid this?"

The informant expressed their feelings at the time, saying, "Right after the accident, I was in pain and shocked, unable to get out, but instead of apologizing, the offending driver said, 'You should have come slowly and avoided it; how could you cause an accident like that?' I was really angry." Netizens who watched the video also criticized the offending driver, saying, "Isn't this a wrong-way driving accident?"

Driving in the wrong direction is considered one of the 12 major traffic violations, and even if the driver settles with the victim through comprehensive insurance after a traffic accident, they cannot avoid criminal punishment. According to Article 3 of the Special Act on Traffic Accident Handling, a wrong-way driver can be sentenced to imprisonment for up to 5 years or fined up to 20 million won.

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