Porsche Drunk Driving Crash... After Friend's Death, "He Was Driving"

Hid in the Forest After Accident
Reversed Statement After Confirming Passenger's Death

A man in his 20s who caused an accident while driving under the influence ended up behind bars after trying to shift the blame for drunk driving onto his friend who was riding with him and died.

On the 2nd, Jeonju Deokjin Police Station arrested Mr. A on charges including violation of the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes (dangerous driving causing injury), according to Yonhap News Agency on the same day.

A Porsche vehicle that collided with a 5-ton truck ahead near Jeonju IC on the Honam Expressway northbound lane at around 1:30 a.m. on October 26 last year is severely damaged. The passenger in the front seat died in the accident, and the driver was seriously injured.
[Photo by Jeonbuk Fire Headquarters]

At around 1:30 a.m. on October 26 last year, a Porsche with its high beams on sped down the Honam Expressway, crashed into a 4.5-ton truck ahead, and came to a stop.

At the time, Mr. A, worried about having caused a drunk driving accident, fled into the forest beside the expressway, crouched down, and hid.

Later, the truck driver, who was looking for the driver of the accident vehicle, found Mr. A hiding in the forest with a flashlight.

When the truck driver asked, "Who was driving?" Mr. A replied, "I was."

However, when told, "Your friend is dying. Come out quickly," Mr. A went to the accident scene, saw his friend Mr. B lying down, and changed his story, saying, "That friend was driving." Mr. B had already died from the impact of the accident, lying cold on the ground.

Mr. A's lie was uncovered through a police investigation. The police secured closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage confirming that Mr. A and Mr. B had been drinking at a bar in Wanju County, after which Mr. A got into the driver's seat and Mr. B into the passenger seat.

Under police interrogation, Mr. A eventually confessed to the crime. A police official stated, "We arrested Mr. A, who reversed his statement, due to concerns he might flee," adding, "He is currently in custody and undergoing further investigation."