Man in His 30s Arrested for Drunk Driving and Signal Violation

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A man in his 30s has been arrested for causing the death of a motorcycle driver after driving under the influence of alcohol.


On the 18th, the Cheongju Cheongwon Police Station in North Chungcheong Province announced that it had arrested Mr. A, a man in his 30s, on charges of dangerous driving resulting in death under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes, after he crashed his car into a motorcycle while driving drunk and caused the death of a college student driver.


Mr. A is accused of driving his car under the influence of alcohol and making a left turn at an intersection in Naesu-eup, Cheongju, at around 11 p.m. on May 16, when he collided with a motorcycle traveling straight in the opposite direction, resulting in the death of Mr. B, a driver in his 20s.


According to the police investigation, Mr. A's blood alcohol concentration was above the license revocation threshold (0.08% or higher), and he was found to have violated a traffic signal at the time of the accident.



Mr. B, a first-year university student in the North Chungcheong region, was reportedly on his way home after finishing his part-time job when the accident occurred.


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