"Suddenly Cutting In"... 'Code Zero' Issued for 20s Swinging Baseball Bat on Road

Jeju Western Police Station Books Suspect for Special Assault
"Angry Over Honking and Threatening Driving"

A man in his 20s who assaulted another driver with a baseball bat taken from his car trunk after a dispute while driving was caught by the police at the scene.

On the 1st, the Jeju Western Police Station announced that they have booked and are investigating a man in his 20s, identified as A, on charges of special assault. A is accused of hitting the arm of a man in his 40s, B, with a baseball bat stored in the trunk of his vehicle during a dispute while driving on a road in Nohyeong-dong, Jeju City, at around 1:45 p.m. the previous day. Following multiple reports from witnesses, the police issued a 'Code Zero' alert, indicating the highest urgency, and dispatched officers to the scene, where they arrested A on the spot. The victim sustained injuries requiring two weeks of medical treatment and was treated at a hospital.

The scene of a driving dispute assault in Nohyeong-dong, Jeju City on the 31st of last month [Video source: Provided by Jeju Western Police Station, Yonhap News]

During the police investigation, A reportedly stated, "I got angry because the vehicle driven by B suddenly cut in front of me and drove threateningly while honking the horn." The police have applied for an arrest warrant for A and are investigating the detailed circumstances of the incident.

Meanwhile, in January, two men were sent to prosecution without detention on charges of special intimidation for threatening to hit another driver with a baseball bat during a dispute while driving in Daejeon.

On January 25, the Daejeon Western Police Station announced that they had sent men identified as C (45) and D (30) to the prosecution without detention on charges of special intimidation. On January 11 at around 8:08 p.m., they cut in front of E (47) on a road in Seo-gu, Daejeon, and obstructed traffic by suddenly braking during a dispute while driving. When E changed lanes, they followed E’s vehicle, overtook it, and then abruptly braked again to force the car to stop.

When E’s car finally stopped, they took out an aluminum baseball bat from their trunk and threatened E. Initially, they denied the charges, claiming they only had a verbal argument, but after the police showed them footage from the vehicle’s black box and pressed them, they admitted to their actions.