A Drunk 20s Active Police Officer... Also Crashed into Traffic Facilities

An active-duty police officer driving under the influence caused an accident by crashing into a traffic facility and was booked by the police.

The Gwangju Western Police Station announced on the 7th that they have booked Police Officer A (27), affiliated with the Sangmu District Unit, on charges of hitting a traffic facility while driving under the influence (violation of the Road Traffic Act).

Officer A is accused of crashing his own passenger car into a traffic volume survey controller located at the Ssangchon Station intersection in Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, at around 10:40 p.m. the previous day while intoxicated.

At the time of the accident, Officer A's blood alcohol concentration was reported to be 0.096%, which is at the level for license cancellation.

According to the police investigation, Officer A was off duty and had been drinking with acquaintances in the Sangmu district before driving more than 2 km on his way home.

The police plan to conduct a thorough investigation into the exact circumstances of the incident involving Officer A, refer him to the disciplinary committee, and carry out internal disciplinary actions.

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