A Drunk 20s Person Who Police Escorted Home Lies on Road and Suffers Tragedy by Bus

Accident Occurs About 50 Minutes After Leaving Patrol Car
Bereaved Family Protests "Inadequate Accident Prevention Measures"
Police State "No Negligence by Dispatching Police Unit"

A man in his 20s who had received police assistance died after lying down on the road while on his way home and being run over by a bus. The bereaved family is protesting, claiming negligence on the part of the police.

Police asked for address but he insisted, "Drop me off at Osan Station"... Lay down on the lane and was run over by a bus

According to the Osan Police Station in Gyeonggi Province on the 4th, at around 1:59 a.m. on the 13th of last month, the owner of a restaurant in Wondong, Osan-si, reported to 112 that "a customer is very drunk and not going home."

Two police officers from a nearby precinct arrived at the scene and found a man in his 20s, Mr. A, alone and asleep inside the restaurant while intoxicated.

The police requested joint response from the fire department. While paramedics who arrived at the scene were taking measures such as checking blood pressure, Mr. A regained consciousness.

The police put Mr. A in a patrol car and asked him several times for his residence. However, he repeatedly responded that "I live near Osan Station, so if you drop me off at Osan Station, I will find my way home."

Accordingly, at around 2:28 a.m., the police dropped him off near a restaurant in front of Osan Station. Mr. A thanked the police and crossed the crosswalk according to the pedestrian signal.

However, Mr. A did not go straight home but wandered near the bus-only lane connected to the Osan Station transfer center, lay down in the middle of the lane, and at around 3:20 a.m., was run over by an express bus.

Mr. A suffered head and other injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital but eventually passed away.

The bus driver, Mr. B, who was driving the bus, reportedly stated during the police investigation that he did not realize Mr. A was lying down.

Bereaved family: "Inadequate accident prevention measures" vs Police: "Mr. A repeatedly said he could find his way if dropped off at Osan Station"

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The bereaved family pointed out the police's problem, saying, "The police's protective measures and response were inadequate," and "Proper measures should have been taken to prevent the accident."

On the other hand, a police official stated that they do not consider the officers who responded at the scene to have committed serious negligence and are not considering disciplinary action.

The police official explained, "The officers asked Mr. A several times for his address after putting him in the patrol car, but he did not disclose it, so it was difficult to drop him off at his home. Even after getting off, he thanked the officers and crossed the crosswalk according to the pedestrian signal, so it seemed they judged he could return home without difficulty."

The police official also expressed regret over the fatal outcome but emphasized, "It cannot be considered negligence on the part of the officers in dealing with a simply intoxicated person."

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