A U.S. soldier who got drunk and ran into a pedestrian while riding a kickboard was arrested by the police.
Yesterday (27th) around 1:10 a.m., near Itaewon Station in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, a 23-year-old U.S. Forces Korea A, who rode a kickboard while under the influence of alcohol, was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving.
A hit the shoulder of a woman in her twenties, B, while running on an electric scooter over a distance of 300 meters, and ran away from the spot.
Person A was caught by Mr. B's companions who followed him, and then the current criminal was arrested by the police.
At the time, it was reported that A's blood alcohol level was at the level of license revocation.
The police plan to hand over Mr. A to the military police and then ask for his attendance to investigate.
According to the revised Road Traffic Act that took effect on the 13th of last month, if you do not have a motor vehicle license or are caught driving an electric scooter while drinking alcohol, you must pay a fine of 100,000 won.
As with driving under the influence of alcohol, a blood alcohol concentration of 0.03% or higher will result in a license suspension, and a driver's license of 0.08% or higher will be revoked.
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