Police Officer Runs Over and Kills Person Lying on Road While Responding to Report

A police officer has been booked after accidentally running over and killing a woman in her 60s who was lying on the road.

The Incheon Michuhol Police Station announced today (July 3) that it is investigating Officer A, a woman in her 20s assigned to a local patrol division, on charges of causing death by professional negligence under the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Settlement of Traffic Accidents.

Officer A is accused of running over and killing a woman in her 60s, identified as B, while driving a patrol car on a side street in Sungui-dong, Michuhol-gu, at 12:45 a.m. today.

It was determined that Officer A was responding to a report stating that a person had collapsed on the road, accompanied by Sergeant C from the same patrol division, when the accident occurred.

Police explained that the accident site was somewhat dark and located near a left-turn section.

Officer A reportedly told the police that she did not properly see B lying on the road.

A police official stated, "We plan to determine the specific circumstances of the accident through analysis of nearby CCTV footage and decide whether to request an arrest warrant," adding, "We do not consider the passenger, Sergeant C, to be subject to punishment as there was no duty of care."

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