Elderly Woman in Her 80s Killed by Local Government Contract Worker During Lunar New Year Holiday Arrested

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] A public official who hit an elderly woman in her 80s with a car and fled, causing her death, on a road in Jangseong, Jeonnam before the Lunar New Year holiday, has been arrested by the police.

The Jangseong Police Station in Jeonnam announced on the 3rd that they are investigating A (27), a public official employed by Jangseong County Office, on charges of hit-and-run causing death under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes.

A is suspected of hitting B (88), who was walking on the shoulder of a road in Hwangryong-myeon, Jangseong-gun, Jeonnam, at around 6:40 a.m. on the 2nd, and leaving the scene without providing aid.

B was found by a nearby resident passing by around 7 a.m. and was taken to a hospital but was reported to have died.

The police analyzed closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage from the area and apprehended A about an hour after the accident.

A reportedly stated that he did not notice B because the road was dark.

Tests on A’s blood alcohol concentration showed no signs of drinking.

The police are investigating the exact circumstances of the accident.

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