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Drunk driver kills 3 family members

By Korea Herald

Published : July 20, 2016 - 10:26

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A drunk driver who crashed and killed three members of a family and injured another was arrested and passed to the prosecutors for indictment, Incheon Seobu Police said Tuesday.

According to the police, the 32-year-old rammed the back of an SM3 vehicle idling at a traffic light at 135 kph on June 10 around 11 p.m.

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The 42-year-old driver of the SM3, her 5-year-old son and 66-year-old mother died in the crash. The driver’s 39-year-old husband was severely wounded.

The accused, also injured, was taken to the hospital for emergency surgery for abdominal bleeding. 




In the police investigation that followed, the accused admitted to having driven under the influence.

He told the police that he drank while dining out with his wife and that after returning home, he took out the car to return to his workplace, where he planned to camp out for the night to directly report to work the next day.

Following this incident, on June 14, the Korea National Police Agency launched a nationwide clampdown on drinking and driving.

During the clampdown, in less than two hours, 534 people were caught driving under influence at 1,547 locations.




By Lim Jeong-yeo (kaylalim@heraldcorp.com)