"Incheon Electric Kickboard Accident": Middle School Offender and Rental Company Referred to Prosecution

Charged with Causing Injury under the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Settlement of Traffic Accidents

In connection with the "Incheon electric kickboard accident," in which a mother in her 30s fell into critical condition after trying to stop a kickboard rushing toward her daughter, the middle school student responsible and a representative of the rental company have been referred to the prosecution.

Electric kickboards are parked throughout downtown Seoul.

On March 13, the Incheon Yeonsu Police Station announced that middle school student A had been booked without detention and referred to the prosecution on charges of causing injury under the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Settlement of Traffic Accidents and unlicensed driving under the Road Traffic Act. In addition, the kickboard rental company and its executive, Mr. B, were booked without detention and referred to the prosecution on charges of aiding and abetting unlicensed driving.

Student A is accused of riding an electric kickboard without a license on the sidewalk in Songdo-dong, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, at around 4:37 p.m. on October 18 last year, and injuring a woman in her 30s, Ms. C. The rental company and Mr. B are accused of renting the kickboard to student A without properly verifying whether she held a driver's license.

An investigation found that at the time, Ms. C had just purchased cotton candy for her daughter at a convenience store when she was struck by an electric kickboard running along the sidewalk. Upon seeing the kickboard heading toward her daughter without slowing down, she stepped in to block it with her body and fell backward. As a result of the accident, Ms. C fell into critical condition and required long-term hospital treatment, and she is still suffering from severe aftereffects.

A police official stated, "We investigated the case of the middle school student who was riding as a passenger behind A at the time for possible charges of aiding and abetting unlicensed driving, but determined that the charges did not apply."

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