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A police officer was arrested after driving while drinking and running into a vehicle.
Gwangju Gwangsan Police Station announced that they had booked public official A without detention on charges of violating the Road Traffic Act.
Person A is charged with driving a car while drunk in the city center of Songjeong-dong, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, around 11:45 pm on the 17th, and collided with four parked vehicles.
After making the first accident at the intersection, Mr. A collided with three other vehicles while fleeing about 1.7 km without any relief measures.
A was arrested by a police patrol car that had been involved in a collision.
As a result of a breathalyzer test at the scene of the arrest, the blood alcohol level of Mr. A was found to be at the level of license revocation.
Person A was identified as a team member-level civil servant working in an autonomous district in Gwangju.
The police plan to determine the direction of handling the new recruits for Mr. A after further investigation.
If it is confirmed that the drivers of the victims were injured, the charge of fugitive injuries will also be applied.
The local government to which Mr. A belongs will begin personnel measures and disciplinary action.
(Photo = Yonhap News)