Drunk Driving Fatal Accident in Daejeon... All 3 Passengers Claim "Did Not Drive"

Pedestrian Crossing the Street Dies at Scene... Three Passengers Confirmed as Workplace Colleagues

A pedestrian died in an accident involving a drunk driving vehicle.

[Image source=Yonhap News]

According to Yonhap News Agency citing police and fire authorities on the 13th, "At around 2:10 a.m. that day in Bongmyeong-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon Metropolitan City, an SUV hit a man in his 20s, identified as A, who was crossing a crosswalk." The vehicle also crashed into a streetlight and a parked bus.

As a result of the accident, A died at the scene. Of the three people in the offending vehicle, two were taken to the hospital for treatment, and one fled but was caught by the police.

The two Cambodian nationals and one Korean who were in the car are known to be coworkers. All of them claimed that they were not the driver.

Investigations revealed that one Cambodian had a blood alcohol concentration at the level of license revocation, while the other Cambodian's level was below the threshold for license suspension. The police are investigating the exact circumstances of the accident.

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