Jeonbuk Police Caught 6 Cases of Drunk Driving During Children's School Dismissal Time

29 School Zones in the Province Simultaneously Cracked Down... 1 License Revocation and 5 Suspensions

The Jeonbuk Provincial Police Agency announced on the 24th that during a one-hour daytime drunk driving crackdown from 2 p.m., the time when children leave school, on the 23rd at 29 child protection zones including Jeonju Jungsan Elementary School in Wansan-gu, Jeonju, they caught one case of license revocation and five cases of license suspension.

On that day, the police mobilized 156 personnel from traffic, local police, and riot squads to conduct a joint drunk driving crackdown, resulting in a total of six cases being caught. Four cases that did not meet the crackdown threshold were let off with a warning. By region, the dispositions were ▲ one license revocation in Deokjin-gu, Jeonju ▲ two license suspensions each in Gunsan and Iksan ▲ and one license suspension in Jangsu.

Jeonbuk Police conducted a daytime drunk driving crackdown for one hour from 2 p.m., the time when children leave school, on the 23rd at 29 child protection zones including Jeonju Jungsan Elementary School in Wansan-gu, Jeonju. They caught one license cancellation and five suspensions.
[Photo by Jeonbuk Police Agency]

The police have been conducting a special weekly drunk driving crackdown since April 14 to prevent fatal accidents caused by drunk driving in the province. By the end of last month, 35 drivers had their licenses revoked or suspended. Additionally, they plan to conduct surprise drunk driving crackdowns in front of 280 elementary schools across the province at least once a week until the end of the year.

Meanwhile, in April, at 2 p.m. in a child protection zone in Daejeon, a tragic accident occurred where a drunk driving vehicle crashed onto the sidewalk and hit four children. A 9-year-old girl lost her life 11 hours after the accident.

The police stated, “We will prevent fatal drunk driving accidents through comprehensive crackdowns regardless of day or night and active publicity, and especially strengthen drunk driving enforcement activities in preparation for the summer vacation season.”