Violation of the Road Traffic Act
An active-duty police officer belonging to the Mobile Unit was booked after causing an accident by crashing into a guardrail while driving under the influence.
On the 14th, the Guro Police Station in Seoul announced that they have booked and are investigating Police Officer A from the 4th Mobile Unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency on charges of violating the Road Traffic Act.
Officer A is accused of driving under the influence around 9 a.m. that day and crashing into a guardrail at Oryu IC in Gaebong-dong, Guro-gu. At the time of detection, the blood alcohol concentration was reported to be 0.07%, which corresponds to a license suspension.
Commissioner Yoon Hee-geun of the National Police Agency had previously issued a "Special Alert for Eradicating Duty Violations" following a series of misconducts by active-duty police officers.
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