Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency caught 37 people in the 5th drunk driving crackdown conducted from midnight to midnight on the 14th.
The provincial police agency deployed 106 police officers and 63 patrol cars to conduct crackdowns at 34 locations across the province, including highway entrances and exits such as Naeseo, Haman, Sacheon, and Hamyang Tollgate, as well as major tourist attractions and restaurant districts within the province.
Police officers from Changwon Jungbu Police Station in Gyeongnam are conducting a drunk driving crackdown in front of Changwon Tunnel. [Photo by Gyeongnam Police Agency]
According to the provincial police agency, around 10:45 p.m. that night, a woman in her 40s was caught driving in a state of severe intoxication in Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan City, and had her license revoked.
Among the drivers caught in this crackdown, a total of 25, including the woman, had their licenses revoked due to their blood alcohol concentration, while 12 had their licenses suspended. No accidents occurred during the crackdown.
The provincial police agency plans to strengthen patrols in high-risk traffic accident areas and key duty posts along with drunk driving crackdowns, and continue education and publicity to prevent agricultural machinery accidents during the harvest season.
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