Drinking, Unlicensed Driving, Hit-and-Run, and Driver Switch... 30s Woman Arrested

A woman in her 30s was arrested for hitting a pedestrian while driving without a license and under the influence, fleeing the scene, and instructing an employee of her company to falsely testify that they were driving instead.

On the 23rd, the Busan Southern Police Station announced that they had arrested Ms. A on charges of aggravated hit-and-run under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes and instructing the concealment of a criminal, and had booked a woman in her 20s, Ms. B, without detention on charges of concealing a criminal.

The fleeing suspect vehicle. [Image source=Busan Police Agency]

According to the police, at around 1:36 a.m. on the 17th, Ms. A hit a woman in her 50s while intoxicated on a road near Yongho Ramp in Nam-gu, Busan, and fled the scene. Afterwards, Ms. A instructed Ms. B, an employee of the online shopping mall she operates, to testify that she was the one driving instead.

The police said that although Ms. B claimed she was driving instead of Ms. A, they identified Ms. A as the suspect through analysis of CCTV footage and movement paths, confirmed the drinking, and arrested her.

At the time of the accident, Ms. A was driving without a license because her license had been revoked due to three prior drunk driving offenses. The victim was transported to a hospital after a nearby witness reported the incident and suffered serious injuries requiring 12 weeks of medical treatment.

The police stated, “The reason why Ms. B gave false testimony claiming she was driving instead of Ms. A is under investigation.”

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