Gyeongnam Incumbent Police Officer Involved in Rear-End Collision Suspended for Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol

Changwon Jungbu Police Station, Gyeongnam.
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An incumbent police officer who was caught driving while still under the influence of alcohol has been suspended from duty.

On May 20, Changwon Jungbu Police Station in Gyeongnam announced that a 60-something Inspector A, affiliated with a local police station in the province, has been booked without detention and suspended from duty.

According to the police, Inspector A was involved in a rear-end collision while driving on a road in Towa-dong, Seongsan-gu, Changwon, at around 8:34 a.m. on May 15.

The investigation found that Inspector A's vehicle, which had temporarily stopped due to rush-hour traffic congestion, was hit from behind by a car driven by a woman in her 30s, Ms. B.

As a result of the accident, Ms. B suffered fractures to her nasal bone and other injuries.

Police officers who responded to the scene discovered during the accident investigation that Inspector A had been driving under the influence of alcohol.

It was revealed that Inspector A had driven while not completely sober, and his blood alcohol concentration was at a level warranting license suspension.

Changwon Jungbu Police Station reported Inspector A's drunk driving to a higher authority on the day of the accident and took immediate action to suspend him from duty.

The police plan to charge Inspector A with drunk driving in violation of the Road Traffic Act and will conduct a thorough investigation into the exact circumstances of the accident.

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