Woman in Her 60s Dies After Being Run Over by Patrol Car While Lying on Road... Family Demands Murder Charge

Continued Driving Despite Sensing the Impact
Police: "Investigation Underway, Awaiting Autopsy and Field Analysis"

The family of a woman in her 60s who died after being struck by a police patrol car that had been dispatched in response to a report of a person lying on the road has demanded that the officer driving the patrol car be charged with murder.

According to police reports on September 14, the Seobu Police Station in Incheon is currently investigating Officer A, from a precinct under the Michuhol Police Station, without detaining him, on charges of fatal violation of the Special Act on Traffic Accident Handling. Officer A is accused of fatally running over Ms. B, who was lying on a side road in Sungui-dong, Michuhol-gu, Incheon, with a patrol car at approximately 12:45 a.m. on July 3.

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In relation to this incident, Ms. B's family is demanding that Officer A be charged not with a traffic accident violation, but instead with murder or a violation of the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes (fatality while fleeing), arguing that this case constitutes a serious crime. The family is reportedly claiming, based on a witness statement, that the patrol car first ran over Ms. B and, even though the vehicle noticeably jolted, the officer remained stopped for about 10 seconds, seemingly aware of the impact.

The family further stated that Officer A, who was driving the patrol car, did not immediately exit the vehicle to render aid, but instead moved the patrol car, running over Ms. B once more, and continued for another 15 meters before stopping only after being shouted at by officers in a following patrol car. The family believes this conduct amounts to reckless murder due to indirect intent, arguing that Officer A continued driving even while aware a person was trapped under the vehicle. They insist that murder charges or aggravated punishment under the specific crime law for fatality while fleeing should be applied, treating this as a serious criminal case.

Ms. B's family remarked, "The original caller had provided the address of their house near the scene, yet the responding officers did not slow down or exercise sufficient caution in the area." They added, "The 112 emergency call records are crucial to determining the circumstances of the incident, but the police delayed providing this evidence. Therefore, we have asked the court to preserve the 112 dispatch center records as criminal evidence."

Officer A, dispatched together with a sergeant from the same precinct after receiving the report of a person collapsed on the road, was involved in the accident that resulted in the death of Ms. B, who was to be rescued. Officer A reportedly told the police that he "did not adequately see Ms. B lying on the road."

A police official stated, "We are currently awaiting the autopsy results and the field investigation analysis from the Korea Road Traffic Authority. Once the results are in, we will review the accident data recorder (EDR), black box footage, and other evidence to determine whether Officer A could in fact have seen Ms. B."

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