Incheon Police Detect 1,604 Traffic Violations by Cargo Trucks in School Zones

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] The Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency announced on the 5th that they have focused on cracking down on traffic violations by cargo trucks near school zones and school routes since the 13th of last month, uncovering a total of 1,604 cases.

By type, violations of no-entry or restriction rules accounted for the highest number with 289 cases, followed by 255 signal violations, 118 illegal lane changes, and 15 failures to protect pedestrians.

The police actively deployed undercover patrol officers and police motorcycles to conduct focused crackdowns on cargo trucks at construction sites near school routes.

This crackdown was carried out to prevent similar incidents following the accident on the morning of December 8 last year, when a 9-year-old elementary school student, A, was struck and killed by a cargo truck while crossing a crosswalk at an intersection in Bupyeong-gu, Incheon.

At that time, the driver in his 60s was investigated for hitting student A while making a right turn at the intersection with the cargo truck.

The police plan to expand the cargo truck traffic restriction zones near the approximately 300 school zones in the Incheon area and improve traffic safety facilities on school routes.

An official from the Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency stated, "We will continue to crack down on traffic violations by cargo trucks traveling on roads around school zones," adding, "Joint crackdowns with local governments are also scheduled for the 7th and 11th of this month."

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