30s Arrested for Hitting Elementary Student After Failing to Stop at Right Turn

Stop sign before the crosswalk when turning right.
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A man in his 30s who hit an elementary school student with his car while violating the obligation to stop temporarily in front of a crosswalk when making a right turn is expected to be booked by the police.

According to the Gyeongnam Police Agency on the 9th, Mr. A hit 9-year-old boy B, who was crossing the crosswalk, with his passenger car while making a right turn at a three-way intersection in Oedong, Gimhae-si, around 8:20 a.m. on the 8th.

Police investigation confirmed that he caused the accident by driving without complying with the Road Traffic Act, which requires stopping temporarily at the stop line when the front signal is red before making a right turn.

As a result of the accident, boy B was seriously injured, including a facial laceration, and was transferred to a hospital for treatment. It is reported that his life is not in danger.

The police plan to book Mr. A on charges of violating the Special Act on Traffic Accident Handling and investigate the circumstances of the accident.

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