A man in his 20s who hit a police officer during a DUI crackdown and fled was caught after a 15km chase

On the 14th, the Jinju Police Station in Gyeongnam announced that a man in his 20s, identified as A, was booked without detention on charges including obstruction of official duties causing injury after hitting three police officers while fleeing from a drunk driving crackdown.

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Jung-wan] A man in his 20s who was driving under the influence and hit three police officers while fleeing from a DUI checkpoint was caught by the police.

The Jinju Police Station in Gyeongnam announced on the 14th that they had booked the 20-year-old drunk driver, Mr. A, without detention on charges including obstruction of official duties causing injury.

According to the police, at around 11:17 p.m. on the 13th, a report was received about a suspected drunk driving vehicle near the KT intersection in Hadae-dong, Jinju City.

Police who responded to the scene briefly stopped the vehicle and attempted to conduct a breathalyzer test, but Mr. A fled.

During this process, one police officer who tried to stop him was injured after being hit by Mr. A’s vehicle side mirror.

Another officer attempted to block the route with a patrol car, but Mr. A rammed into the patrol car and escaped. As a result, two police officers inside the patrol car were also injured.

After fleeing about 15 km, Mr. A was eventually caught near the Sacheon rest area when the car became difficult to drive due to damage.

Mr. A’s blood alcohol concentration was found to be 0.26%, which is above the license cancellation level.

All three police officers sustained minor injuries.

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