Fugitive Apprehended After Drunk Driving Accident in Gangnam: Active-Duty Soldier in His 20s Arrested

Fled by Taxi After the Accident... Handed Over to Military Police
Passenger to Be Booked for Aiding and Abetting Drunk Driving

A man in his 20s, currently serving in the military, was apprehended by police after fleeing the scene of a collision he caused while driving under the influence in Gangnam District, Seoul.

On March 12, the Seoul Gangnam Police Station announced that it had arrested a man in his 20s, identified as Mr. A, at the scene on charges of drunk driving under the Road Traffic Act and hit-and-run resulting in injury under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes.

Gangnam Police Station in Seoul. Photo by Jaehyun Park

According to the police, at around 7:16 a.m. that day, Mr. A was driving under the influence on a main road in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam District, Seoul, when he crashed into a Carnival vehicle ahead of him and fled the scene.

Immediately after the accident, he reportedly took a taxi to a hospital located in Yongsan District, Seoul. The police tracked his movements and apprehended him at the hospital.

A breathalyzer test revealed that Mr. A's blood alcohol concentration was at a level high enough for license revocation. It was also reported that Mr. B, a man in his 20s who was riding with Mr. A, was intoxicated as well.

The police plan to transfer Mr. A, who is an active-duty soldier, to the military police and to book Mr. B, the civilian passenger, on charges of aiding and abetting drunk driving under the Road Traffic Act.

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