The arrest of a doctor in his 40s who ran away after confirming that his car was damaged after hitting a motorcycle deliveryman while driving drunk will be decided today (21st).



A 42-year-old doctor, who is accused of escape and fatality under the Aggravated Punishment Act for Specific Crimes and drunk driving under the Road Traffic Act, entered the Incheon District Court this afternoon where interrogations were held before arrest.



Mr. A, who got out of the police van, was tied to his rope, handcuffed and wearing his mask.



Mr. A did not say anything to the reporters' follow-up questions, "Why did you run away? Why didn't you take relief measures?"



He then went into the courtroom to examine the validity of the warrant without answering the question, "Did you not know that you hit the motorcycle?"



Mr. A's warrant review began at 2:00 pm on the same day, and it is expected that the arrest will be decided later in the afternoon.



Mr. A is accused of driving a sports utility vehicle (SUV) while drinking at an intersection in Wondang-dong, Seo-gu, Incheon at 0:20 am yesterday, hitting and killing B (36), a motorcycle delivery man, and running away.



It was investigated that Mr. A violated the center line while going straight on the road with 6 one-way cars, and hit Mr. B's motorcycle waiting for a left turn signal on the opposite side.



Mr. A drove about 500m more after the accident, got off, checked the damaged part, abandoned his vehicle and ran away.



Mr. B suffered severe head injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital by the 119 ambulance, but died.



The police, who received the report, arrested Mr. A about 1km away from the accident site at 2:20 am yesterday, after 2 hours based on the closed circuit TV.



At the time of arrest, Mr. A's blood alcohol level was 0.069%, which was the license suspension level.



During the police investigation, Mr. A stated, "He didn't know he hit a person, but he thought he hit something like an object."



Mr. A is a doctor working at a clinic in Incheon, and it was found that he had an accident on his way home after having a dinner with hospital staff.



Mr. B is said to have worked for a delivery agency about a year ago, and was delivering hamburgers at the time of the accident.



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