A man in his 30s dies after being hit by a flatbed truck and dragged into a taxi... Two drivers sent to prosecution

Drunk Driving and Hit-and-Run Manslaughter Charges: 'Topcha Driver' Sent to Custody

[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] A truck driver and a taxi driver who consecutively hit and killed a woman in her 30s crossing a crosswalk have been handed over to the prosecution.

On the 25th, the Songpa Police Station in Seoul announced that on the 20th, they had arrested and sent to prosecution Mr. A, a man in his 50s and a truck driver, on charges of drunk driving under the Road Traffic Act and hit-and-run causing death under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes.

Following him, Mr. B, a taxi driver in his 50s who drove afterward, was sent to prosecution without detention on charges of hit-and-run causing death under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes.

Mr. A is accused of hitting Ms. C, a woman in her 30s crossing a crosswalk on a road in Munjeong-dong, Songpa-gu, around 6 a.m. on the 14th, and fleeing the scene without providing aid. At the time of the accident, Mr. A's blood alcohol concentration was confirmed to be at the license suspension level.

It was investigated that Ms. C was subsequently dragged about 1.2 km while caught on the taxi.