80-Year-Old Mother Onboard, Son in His 40s Charged with Parental Homicide After Driving into Coastal Cliff...

Only 80s Elderly Mother Dies After Falling from Coastal Cliff
40s Son Escapes on His Own and Requests Rescue... No Threat to Life
Police Investigating Detailed Circumstances of the Incident

The vehicle at the time of the coastal road fall accident in Aewol-eup on the 19th. Photo by Reader [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyun-joo] It has been confirmed that an accident in which a car fell into the sea below a coastal cliff in Jeju, resulting in the death of an elderly mother in her 80s who was riding as a passenger, occurred during an attempted suicide by her son in his 40s who was driving the car at the time.

On the 23rd, the Jeju Western Police Station announced that they have booked and are investigating a man in his 40s, Mr. A, on charges of assisting suicide after he attempted to take his own life along with his mother, who was suffering from dementia, but only his mother died.

Mr. A is accused of rushing off a cliff from a pension parking lot on the coastal road in Aewol-eup, Jeju City, around 4 a.m. on the 19th, causing the death of his mother, Ms. B, who was seated in the front passenger seat. The height of the cliff where the vehicle fell was confirmed to be 11 meters.

According to the police, Mr. A’s vehicle rapidly accelerated from the pension parking lot near the accident site, crossed the center line, and consecutively struck a steel bollard separating the opposite lane and sidewalk, a concrete guardrail preventing vehicle falls, and a pedestrian fall prevention railing before plunging down the cliff.

Immediately after the accident, Mr. A escaped on his own and returned to the pension to request rescue. Although he suffered broken ribs and other injuries, his condition is not life-threatening, and he is currently receiving treatment at a hospital.

Ms. B, who was seriously injured, was transported to the hospital by the 119 emergency medical team but died on the day of the accident. The initial autopsy results indicated death due to multiple fractures and bleeding between muscles.

If Ms. B, who had been suffering from dementia, had no intention of attempting suicide at the time of the incident, Mr. A’s charge could later be changed to killing a family member.

The police are investigating the detailed circumstances of the incident, including recovering the vehicle lost in the accident area to find additional evidence.

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