Man Admits to Drunk Driving After Leaving Car at Fire Station While Being Chased by YouTuber

Man in His 40s Admits to Drunk Driving to Police
YouTuber Suspected Drunk Driving and Chased the Man
He Testified, "I Left My Car Because I Was Scared Someone Was Chasing Me"

A driver who abandoned his vehicle in front of the 119 Safety Center and disappeared for three hours appeared before the police and admitted to drunk driving. According to Yonhap News on the 11th, the Gimpo Police Station in Gyeonggi announced that a man in his 40s, identified as A, was booked without detention on charges of violating the Fire Services Act and drunk driving under the Road Traffic Act. A is accused of illegally parking and abandoning his car in front of the Yangchon 119 Safety Center in Gimpo at around 11:13 p.m. on the 7th, thereby obstructing the fire authorities’ emergency dispatch.

A driver who abandoned a vehicle in front of the 119 Safety Center and disappeared for three hours appeared before the police and admitted to drunk driving. The Gimpo Police Station in Gyeonggi announced on the 11th that a man in his 40s, identified as A, was booked without detention on charges of violating the Fire Services Act and drunk driving under the Road Traffic Act. Gimpo Police Station

The vehicle driven by A was left in front of the 119 Safety Center for about three hours, resulting in delays for two fire dispatches. The fire authorities attempted to contact A but were unable to reach him. Eventually, at around 2:50 a.m. the following day, a tow truck was called to remove A’s vehicle. Subsequently, A appeared before the police and admitted, "I drove after drinking," and explained, "I have debts, and in the past, I had a fight over vehicle noise. Someone was chasing me, so I got scared and left my car in front of the 119 Safety Center."

Upon investigating the vehicle that chased A, the police found that the driver was a YouTuber who was following a vehicle suspected of drunk driving. It was reported that after A abandoned his car and disappeared at the 119 Safety Center, the YouTuber called the police, stating, "A person who seemed to be drunk parked in a way that blocked the fire dispatch and then disappeared." The police plan to determine A’s blood alcohol concentration at the time of driving using the Widmark formula, taking into account the time that had passed since he drank. The Widmark formula is a method of retroactively estimating the blood alcohol concentration at the time of driving by calculating the type and amount of alcohol consumed, body weight, and other factors after a certain period has elapsed since drinking. A police official stated, "The first round of questioning for A has been completed," and added, "It will take some time before we know A’s blood alcohol concentration."