A couple accused of fleeing the scene after causing a hit-and-run accident while driving under the influence and swapping drivers was brought to trial in custody.
The Criminal Division 5 of the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Jo Jae-cheol) announced on the 27th that they have indicted a man in his 40s, Mr. A, on charges of violating the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes (hit-and-run causing injury and dangerous driving causing injury) and aiding the escape of a criminal, and a woman in her 20s, Ms. B, on charges of aiding the escape of a criminal, both in custody.
According to the prosecution, Mr. A is accused of driving under the influence on November 28 last year on a side street in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, running over the leg of a drunken person lying on the road with his car tire and fleeing the scene.
The victim sustained injuries requiring 10 weeks of medical treatment.
To conceal his drunk driving, Mr. A left the scene and falsely testified to the police, pretending that Ms. B was the driver.
The prosecution identified that Mr. A drove in a state where normal driving was difficult after drinking by investigating his movements before and after the crime.
The prosecution stated, "We will strongly respond to 'hit-and-run after drunk driving,' which threatens the lives and safety of innocent citizens, and to obstruction of justice that mocks the judicial system."
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