Drifting for 5 Minutes on a 1.5 Billion Won Playground... School Requests Investigation

Drift Driving on Snow-Covered Playground During Lunar New Year
School Says, "We Had Put Up Banners Prohibiting Entry"
"We Will Call the Construction Company to Assess the Exact Extent of the Damage"

A driver who secretly drove into a school playground, which was created at a cost of 1.5 billion won on Lunar New Year's Eve, and repeatedly performed 'drift driving' with rapid acceleration and sudden braking is now under police investigation.

According to the police on the 4th, at around 8:22 p.m. on the 29th of last month, a white passenger car entered the playground of Chungju Middle School in Hoam-dong, Chungju-si, Chungbuk Province.

Vehicle entering the playground. Chungju Middle School CCTV=Yonhap News

CCTV footage released by the school clearly showed the passenger car circling the snow-covered playground, leaving tire marks. The vehicle repeatedly accelerated and braked abruptly while performing drift driving. It took about five minutes before the car finally left the school grounds.

The artificial turf playground was completed a month ago and had not yet been used by students. A school official stated, "This playground was created at a cost of 1.5 billion won," adding, "We had also hung banners stating that entry was prohibited." The official further explained, "It appears the vehicle entered by using the space between the playground's entry and exit control facilities," and said, "Since the snow is still on the ground, we plan to call the construction company to accurately assess the extent of the damage."

On the 2nd, Lee Jeong-beom, a member of the Chungbuk Provincial Council's Education Committee, wrote on his social media, "The construction took a whole year last year, so could they really have entered the playground without knowing?" He added, "The playground is completely blocked off to vehicle access, so how did the car find the students' passageway (about 3 meters wide) next to the guard post and enter the playground?" He then criticized, "Isn't it basic that driving practice should be done at a driving school? The playground is a place for residents' physical activities within the scope that does not interfere with students' educational activities. It should be common sense. Because of these selfish people, I wonder if schools are reluctant to open their facilities."

The school requested a police investigation, considering the possibility that the artificial turf was damaged. A police official said, "We are identifying the driver," and added, "If damage to the turf and intentionality are confirmed, charges of property damage will be applied."

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