After Drunk Driving Accident, Crashes into Police Car and Flees... Firefighter Arrested

A firefighter who caused a drunk driving accident and even rammed a police car has been arrested.

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On the 12th, Song Kyungho, the chief judge in charge of warrants at the Seoul Western District Court, conducted a pre-arrest detention hearing (warrant substantive examination) for firefighter A (40), who is accused of obstruction of official duties causing injury and damage to public property, and subsequently issued an arrest warrant. Judge Song explained the reason for issuing the warrant, stating, "There is a risk of flight."

A is accused of driving under the influence around 12:20 a.m. the previous day at the Hongdae Entrance Station intersection in Mapo-gu, Seoul, crashing into a passenger car, two police cars, and a taxi, and fleeing the scene. The police responded to a report that A had hit a passenger car while driving under the influence. It is also reported that A rammed a police car and injured responding officers during the escape.

A is a current firefighter affiliated with a fire station in Seoul and is known to have already been suspended from duty due to a previous drunk driving incident before this accident.

The police plan to conduct additional investigations on A for drunk driving under the Road Traffic Act and will send the case to the prosecution next week.

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