At around 4:29 a.m. on the 13th, a driver in their 20s hit a man lying by the roadside near the Jinhae Central Market intersection in Changwon Special City, Gyeongnam, and fled the scene. The driver was urgently arrested at their residence five hours later.

Police Urgently Arrest 20-Year-Old Who Hit a Citizen at Dawn and Fled View original image

The victim, a man in his 50s, died at the scene.


The police confirmed that the vehicle reported by witnesses was incorrect and, after reviewing CCTV footage and tracing the movements before and after the accident, urgently arrested the suspect, Mr. A, in his 20s, who was hiding in his residence in Jangyu, Gimhae.


Mr. A reportedly stated during the police investigation that he "did not realize it was a person."



The police plan to conduct a detailed investigation of the accident and decide on further legal actions against Mr. A.


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