40s Drunk Driver Crashes Taxi and Flees... 1 Passenger Injured

Partial Damage to Taxi, Resident Extinguishes Fire
Flees Immediately After Arrest and Refuses Breathalyzer Test

On the 24th, the Gwanak Police Station in Seoul announced that they have booked and are investigating a man in his 40s, identified as A, on charges of refusing a breathalyzer test under the Road Traffic Act.

A is accused of rear-ending a taxi with his private car while it was driving in Bongcheon-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, at around 2:33 a.m. that day and fleeing the scene.

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As a result of the accident, the taxi collided with a nearby building, causing damage to both the front and rear of the vehicle, and the engine caught fire, which was extinguished by a resident using a fire extinguisher.

One man in his 30s who was in the taxi was transported to the hospital but is reported to be in a stable condition without life-threatening injuries.

A fled the scene immediately after the accident and wandered around nearby streets before being caught by the police. There were no passengers in the vehicle, and A is reported to have refused the breathalyzer test immediately after being apprehended.

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