Police Arrest Unlicensed Motorcycle Driver in Their 70s for Hit-and-Run at Crosswalk

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Cho Hyung-joo] A man in his 20s who hit a person while riding a motorcycle without a license and fled the scene has been arrested.

The Gwangju Bukbu Police Station announced on the 9th that they have arrested A (22) on charges of hitting and fleeing from a 70-year-old pedestrian early in the morning (hit-and-run injury under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. of Specific Crimes).

A is accused of hitting B (70), who was crossing the road at a crosswalk on a six-lane road in Yongbong-dong, Buk-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, around 6:18 a.m. on the 19th of last month, and fleeing without providing appropriate aid.

At the time, A was unlicensed, and was caught on the 23rd of last month, four days after the accident. B is currently reported to have sustained serious injuries, including a severe leg injury.

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