"Driving Under the Influence... Man in His 60s Heads to Hospital After Causing Passenger's Death"

Solo Drunk Driving Accident in Haenam
Police Investigate Possible Aiding and Abetting Charges

A man in his 60s was apprehended by the police after crashing a van into a guardrail while driving under the influence, resulting in the death of a passenger.

The Haenam Police Station in South Jeolla Province announced on the 19th that they have booked a man in his 60s, identified as A, on charges of causing death by dangerous driving under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes, and are currently investigating the case.

A is suspected of crashing a van into a guardrail at around 7:42 p.m. the previous day on a one-way, single-lane road in Bukpyeong-myeon, Haenam-gun, causing the death of his acquaintance B, also in his 60s, who was sitting in the passenger seat. A and another passenger, C, were also injured in the accident and transported to the hospital.

According to the investigation, A had consumed alcohol with the passengers before getting behind the wheel. At the time, his blood alcohol concentration was 0.1%, which is above the license revocation threshold.

The police are investigating the circumstances of the accident and plan to request an arrest warrant for A. They are also considering whether to charge passenger C with aiding and abetting drunk driving.

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