Elementary and middle school students driving 'dad's car' at 100 km/h without a license while live streaming on SNS...

Teenager Arrested for Racing Through Incheon Songdo Area on the Night of the 1st

A teenage middle school student and an elementary school student were caught by the police for driving their 'dad's car' without a license while broadcasting live. On the 2nd, the Yeonsu Police Station in Incheon announced that they had booked middle school student A and elementary school student B without detention on charges of unlicensed driving under the Road Traffic Act.

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It is alleged that A and others took turns driving a vehicle for about 20 km around the Songdo area in Incheon at around 10:50 p.m. the previous day. It was reported that they broadcast live on social networking services (SNS) while driving without a license. In their broadcast video, there was a scene where B swore at A, saying, "It's 100 km/h, don't step on it, you crazy XX, the engine will explode." They were caught by the police who responded to a report from a viewer who watched the broadcast at around 12:20 a.m. that day after a collision occurred.

It was found that B took his father's car keys and contacted A, whom he met through SNS, to commit the crime together. A had previously posted several videos while driving without a license but had not been caught by the police until now. A police official said, "Among the two suspects, only B is identified as a criminal minor (juvenile exempt from criminal liability)." He added, "They have currently been sent home, and a detailed investigation will be conducted."

Unlicensed Driving Accidents by Teenagers Across the Country

Unlicensed driving accidents involving teenage youths continue. Last month, three teenagers who stole a vehicle and drove around the metropolitan area without a license were also caught by the police.

According to the Paju Police Station in Gyeonggi Province, on the 27th of last month at around 1:20 a.m., they stole a vehicle that was not locked in an underground parking lot of an apartment in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, and drove around the metropolitan area including Goyang, Gimpo, and Incheon. Also, on the 18th of last month, a teenager who stole a parked vehicle in an apartment in Jeju city and caused an accident by crashing into six vehicles was caught. It was reported that the driver was unlicensed and drove about 300 km over 13 hours at that time.