Senior Fire Officer Causes Fatal Pedestrian Accident While Driving Under the Influence at License Suspension Level

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] A senior fire officer, while driving under the influence of alcohol, hit and killed a pedestrian who had stepped one or two steps onto the road in front of a crosswalk and was waiting for the signal to change.

According to the Naju Police Station in Jeonnam on the 14th, A (59), a senior fire officer, was booked without detention on suspicion of causing death by traffic accident (violation of the Special Act on Traffic Accident Processing) after hitting and killing a pedestrian while driving under the influence the day before.

A is accused of hitting and killing a pedestrian in their 30s who was standing on the road in front of a crosswalk on a two-lane one-way road in Songwol-dong, Naju-si, Jeonnam, at around 6:24 p.m. the previous day.

Alcohol measurement results showed that A was driving with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.061%, which is at the level of license suspension.

During the police investigation, A reportedly stated, "I did not notice the pedestrian standing by the roadside."

The police plan to send A home after conducting a preliminary investigation and will summon him later to investigate the details of the accident thoroughly.

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