Northern Gyeonggi Police Crack Down on Drunk Driving, 12 Caught‥ Highest BAC 0.122%

Policy for Continuous Day and Night Crackdowns During Seol Holiday... Moving Locations Every 20 to 30 Minutes

Drunk Driving Checkpoint Scene [Gyeonggi Northern Provincial Police Agency]

[Asia Economy Reporter Ra Young-cheol] The Gyeonggi Northern Provincial Police Agency conducted a joint crackdown on drunk driving from 9 PM to midnight on the 27th, together with 13 affiliated police stations and the highway patrol unit, apprehending 12 drunk drivers.

The Gyeonggi Northern Provincial Police Agency deployed 232 officers and 47 patrol cars, targeting entertainment districts vulnerable to drunk driving and highway ICs. They caught 5 drivers with license cancellations (blood alcohol concentration of 0.08% or higher) and 7 with license suspensions (blood alcohol concentration between 0.03% and less than 0.08%). The highest recorded blood alcohol concentration among the drunk drivers was 0.122%.

The police plan to continue regular crackdowns during the Lunar New Year holiday period without distinguishing between day and night shifts at each police station, moving every 20 to 30 minutes to prevent predictability of checkpoint locations.

Song Ho-song, head of the Traffic Division at the Gyeonggi Northern Provincial Police Agency, urged citizens to actively participate in eradicating drunk driving, emphasizing that "drunk driving is a criminal act that threatens not only oneself but also the lives of family and neighbors."

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