Man Stops Car on Highway, Suddenly Throws Stone and Prostrates... Truck Driver's 'Unusual Behavior'

Assaulting Road Corporation Employees Who Responded to the Scene

A man who suddenly stopped his car on the highway, threw stones at other vehicles, and bowed in the middle of the road causing a disturbance was arrested by the police.

The Cheongju Cheongwon Police Station announced on the 4th that they have taken into custody and are investigating a man in his 40s, truck driver A, without detention on charges of property damage and assault.

Mr. A is throwing stones at the vehicle following behind. [Image source=KBS News]

A is suspected of stopping his 1-ton Porter truck on the second lane of the two-lane one-way road near the Ochang Rest Area on the Jungbu Expressway heading toward Hanam, Cheongwon-gu, Cheongju City, at around 10:10 a.m. on the 2nd, and without any reason, blocking the passage of vehicles behind him by spreading his arms wide. He is also accused of assaulting an employee of the Korea Expressway Corporation who responded to the report. It is reported that A threw stones from the road at the vehicles following him and even climbed onto other cars.

Mr. A is bowing on the highway. [Image provided by Korea Expressway Corporation]

According to the black box footage released by KBS, A blocked passing vehicles by spreading his arms wide. Startled drivers turned on their hazard lights and hurriedly stopped their cars, but A’s erratic behavior did not stop. He crossed over the 1.5-meter-high median barrier and moved back and forth across the opposite lanes, continuing his dangerous actions.

The police who responded to the report arrested A on the spot and had him admitted to a psychiatric emergency ward. A police official stated, "A caused a disturbance in the middle of the road and suddenly bowed down," adding, "Although there is no record of mental illness, based on the family’s statement that his behavior has recently become strange, we plan to accurately determine the motive behind the crime."

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