Arrested After Pursuit
A man in his 30s who was driving under the influence late at night was caught after a chase with the police. At the time, the rear tires of his vehicle were so damaged that their shape was unrecognizable.
On the 27th, the National Police Agency's YouTube channel posted a video titled "Midnight Parking Lot Chase with a Wrecked Rear Tire." According to the released video, the police arrested a man in his 30s, Mr. A, on the 8th at an underground parking lot of an apartment complex in Jungnang-gu, Seoul, on suspicion of drunk driving.
Rear wheel of the vehicle driven by a man in his 30s arrested on suspicion of drunk driving. [Image source=Korean National Police Agency YouTube]
The initial report of suspected drunk driving involving Mr. A came from near the Olympic-daero in Seoul. A citizen reported to the police after seeing Mr. A’s vehicle continuing to drive with damaged tires following a collision with road facilities, suspecting drunk driving. It is reported that Mr. A drove approximately 20 km from Gangnam-gu to Jungnang-gu.
The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency’s 112 Comprehensive Security Situation Room tracked the expected route of Mr. A’s rapidly moving vehicle and requested cooperation from various police stations. While searching the nearby area with the cooperation, officers spotted Mr. A’s vehicle and pursued it, but Mr. A ignored them and fled to the underground parking lot of an apartment complex.
After parking his vehicle in the parking lot, Mr. A acted as if nothing had happened and got out of the car. However, he was eventually caught by the police, and at the time of arrest, his blood alcohol concentration was revealed to be 0.12%, well above the license cancellation threshold of 0.08%. At the time of capture, the rear tires of Mr. A’s vehicle were torn apart in various places, leaving only the wheels. Fortunately, there were no casualties during the drunk driving incident.
Meanwhile, the police filed charges against Mr. A for drunk driving and sent the case to the prosecution.
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