A man in his 40s who was driving after taking the psychotropic drug 'Zolpidem' crashed into a utility pole and guardrail next to a sidewalk and was caught by the police.


Vehicle Hits India After Taking Zolpidem... 40s Driver Booked View original image

On the 27th, the Seocho Police Station in Seoul announced that they had booked a man in his 40s, Mr. A, on charges of violating the Road Traffic Act.


Mr. A is accused of hitting a utility pole and guardrail next to the sidewalk near Samho Garden Intersection in Seocho-gu, Seoul, at around 4:35 p.m. the previous day. There were no pedestrians on the sidewalk at the time, and Mr. A was not injured.


It is known that immediately after the accident, Mr. A told the police that he had taken two pills of Zolpidem. Zolpidem is a psychotropic drug that can only be taken with a doctor's prescription.



The police plan to summon Mr. A again soon to investigate the specific circumstances of the accident.


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