70s Driver Who Caused Hit-and-Run Fatality Mistaken for Falling Object Surrenders a Day Later

"Thought debris fell on the car," witness statement
Police investigating exact accident details

A man in his 70s who was walking on a deserted road late at night was hit by a passing car and died. The driver, also in his 70s, who caused the hit-and-run accident and left the scene without taking any action, surrendered a day later.

The Yangpyeong Police Station in Gyeonggi announced on the 7th that they have booked and are investigating a man in his 70s, Mr. A, on suspicion of hit-and-run under the Special Act on the Treatment of Traffic Accidents.

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Mr. A is suspected of driving an SUV on a road in Jipyeong-myeon, Yangpyeong-gun, at around 10:17 p.m. on the 6th, hitting Mr. B, a man in his 70s who was walking on the road, and leaving the scene. Mr. B, who suffered severe injuries to his head, legs, and other parts of his body, was found about 30 minutes later by another passing driver and was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment but died on the morning of the 7th.

The morning after the accident, Mr. A, noticing that his vehicle was severely damaged, checked the black box for insurance purposes and realized that a person had collided with his vehicle. He then surrendered at a nearby police substation near his residence.

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During the police investigation, Mr. A reportedly stated, "I thought something had fallen onto the car." The accident site is a downhill road on a hill without sidewalks, with no streetlights nearby, making it dark and a place where people rarely pass by.

The police are investigating the exact circumstances of the accident with Mr. A.

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