Drunk Drivers Hit Bar Customers, Injuring Fianc?e's Face

At 9:06 p.m. on the 27th, a Tucson vehicle driven by a woman in her 40s, A, collided with a Spark vehicle that was stopped in the 4th lane near Bupyeong IC on the Gyeongin Expressway in Bupyeong-gu, Incheon.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Nahana] Recently, a series of 'drunk driving' accidents occurred in Incheon and Busan. Despite the enforcement of the Yoon Chang-ho Act, reckless drunk driving accidents continue to happen, causing public outrage.

On the 25th, a 40-year-old driver A, who was intoxicated, caused a three-car collision while driving an SUV on the highway, severely injuring the face of a bride-to-be who was one day away from her wedding.

The Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency arrested A on the spot on charges of drunk driving under the Road Traffic Act. According to the highway patrol, at around 9:06 p.m. that day, on the 4th lane near Bupyeong IC on the Gyeongin Expressway in Bupyeong-gu, Incheon, the SUV driven by A collided with a Spark vehicle that was stopped. The Spark vehicle was pushed forward and then hit a Cruze and a Santa Fe vehicle in succession.

As a result of the accident, the bride-to-be driving the Spark vehicle was injured in the face and other areas and was transported to a nearby hospital by the 119 emergency medical team.

At around 4:27 a.m. that day, Mr. B, a man in his 20s driving a rental car (K3 sedan), hit two pedestrians near the pojangmacha street in Seomyeon, Busanjin-gu, Busan, and fled the scene.
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On the 27th, the Busan Busanjin Police Station announced that they arrested a 20-year-old driver B, who was intoxicated and crashed into a pojangmacha (street food tent) before fleeing, on charges of violating the Road Traffic Act and the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes (hit-and-run). Three passengers with A are also being investigated for aiding and abetting drunk driving.

According to the police, at around 4:27 a.m. that day, B, in his 20s, driving a rental car (K3 sedan) near the pojangmacha street in Seomyeon, Busanjin-gu, Busan, hit two pedestrians and fled. During the escape, B repeatedly hit eight people sitting at the outer tables of the pojangmacha.

Four people were injured in the accident and transported to the hospital. According to the police, B attempted to flee and ran about 70 meters after the accident before being caught by citizens at the scene.

Investigations revealed that both A and B were in a state of severe intoxication with blood alcohol levels exceeding the license cancellation threshold (0.08%) at the time of the accidents.

Local police agencies will continue to investigate the details of the accidents.