A Driver in Their 20s Detained for Hitting a Pedestrian in Gwangju at Dawn

In the early morning, a man in his 20s was arrested by the police after hitting a pedestrian with a passenger car while driving on a road in Gwangju Metropolitan City.

The Western Gwangju Police Station announced on the 25th that they have booked and are investigating Mr. A (26) on charges of injury under the Special Act on Traffic Accident Handling.

Mr. A is suspected of colliding with Mr. B's (in his 60s) SUV at an intersection in Gwangcheon-dong, Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, around 3:03 a.m., then driving onto the sidewalk and hitting three pedestrians.

The three pedestrians were transported to the hospital and are reported to be in stable condition without serious life-threatening injuries.

Neither Mr. A nor Mr. B was driving without a license or under the influence of alcohol.

The police are treating the accident as caused by a traffic signal violation and plan to investigate the exact circumstances of the accident.