Off-Duty Police Officer Arrested After Striking Officer and Fleeing DUI Checkpoint

An active-duty police officer has been arrested approximately three hours after striking a police officer and a taxi while attempting to evade a drunk driving checkpoint.

The Gyeonggi Gimpo Police Station announced today (June 15) that they have booked and are investigating a police officer in his 30s, identified as A, who is assigned to the Gyeonggi Northern Provincial Police Agency, on charges including special obstruction of justice resulting in injury.

A is accused of hitting a police officer conducting a DUI checkpoint and a moving taxi on a road in Gurae-dong, Gimpo, around 10:50 p.m. on June 10, before fleeing the scene.

Investigations revealed that A ignored orders from the officer at the checkpoint to stop and attempted to escape.

During the incident, a taxi driving nearby attempted to block A's vehicle, but A struck the taxi and continued to flee.

The officer who attempted to stop the suspect at the scene sustained minor injuries and received medical treatment at a hospital.

The taxi driver who tried to prevent the escape was not injured, though their vehicle sustained some damage.

Police tracked A's whereabouts and apprehended him at his home in Gimpo around 2:00 a.m. the following day, about three hours after the incident.

At the time of his arrest, A's blood alcohol concentration was at a level warranting the revocation of his driver's license.

The police plan to conduct further investigations into the specific circumstances surrounding the incident.
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