Unlicensed Illegal Immigrant Fleeing at 200 km/h Caught by Police Helicopter

Caught by patrol unit enforcing bus-only lane violations while found to be an undocumented immigrant driving without a license

A driver caught violating the exclusive lane rule while driving on the highway fled from a police car chase and was arrested. The driver was confirmed to be a foreigner driving without a license. Notably, a police helicopter played a decisive role in the arrest process. On the 12th, the Highway Patrol Unit of the Gyeonggi Southern Police Station announced that they had criminally charged Mr. A, an illegal Vietnamese immigrant, for violating the Road Traffic Act and the Immigration Control Act.

The police stated that around 3 p.m. on the 10th, during the Lunar New Year holiday period, Mr. A was caught by the highway patrol near Yangji Tunnel on the Yeongdong Expressway heading toward Gangneung in Yongin City, Gyeonggi Province, while driving a K7 passenger car and violating the bus-only lane. The police patrol car immediately sounded its siren and ordered him to stop, but Mr. A accelerated rapidly and began to flee.

The police patrol car, which had difficulty pursuing due to the risk of an accident and could not speed up, eventually caught Mr. A on a national highway in Majang-myeon, Icheon-si, 20 km away from the initial escape point, with the help of a police helicopter that persistently chased the fleeing vehicle.
[Photo by Gyeonggi Nambu Police Station]

The police immediately pursued Mr. A, increasing their speed up to 180 km/h, but Mr. A frequently changed lanes and sped up to 200 km/h to escape. Afterwards, Mr. A appeared to evade the police chase by fleeing onto a national road via Deokpyeong IC, but he was caught by a police helicopter belonging to the Gyeonggi Southern Police Agency Aviation Unit, which was patrolling the highway from the air.

The police patrol car, struggling to maintain high speed due to safety concerns, received persistent assistance from the police helicopter in chasing the fleeing vehicle and eventually apprehended Mr. A on a national road in Majang-myeon, Icheon City, about 20 km from the initial point of escape. Police investigations revealed that Mr. A was driving without a license, and among the three passengers in the vehicle, one was also identified as an illegal immigrant. During the investigation, Mr. A stated, "I ran away because the police told me to stop, and I thought my unlicensed driving would be exposed."

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