Man in 40s Arrested After 40-km High-Speed Flight From Suwon to Cheonan Following Motorcycle Crash

A man in his 40s who fled police for about 40 kilometers with dangerous driving after hitting a motorcycle was caught when his vehicle ran out of fuel and came to a stop.

The Gyeonggi Suwon Gwonseon Police Station announced on the 10th that it has booked a man, designated as Mr. A, on charges including violation of the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. of Specific Crimes (hit-and-run resulting in injury) and reckless driving.

Mr. A is accused of driving about 40 kilometers to the Suheol Intersection in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, using a highway while violating traffic signals and crossing the centerline. He failed to comply with police orders to stop while being pursued following a report suspecting drunk driving near the Byeongjeom Underpass in Hwaseong at 9:11 p.m. on the 9th.

He was caught by police at 9:58 p.m., about 40 minutes after his high-speed escape, when his vehicle stopped due to running out of fuel.

It was determined that Mr. A committed these acts while fleeing after striking a motorcycle waiting at a traffic light on a road near Gwonseon Middle School in Gwonseon-gu, Suwon, earlier that day at 8:12 p.m.

No signs of drunk or drug driving were found.

Mr. A stated to the police, "I do not know why I did that."

A police official said, "We were dispatched after receiving a report that there was a suspected drunk driving vehicle and located the vehicle, but the suspect did not comply with the order to stop," adding, "We apprehended the suspect through coordination between police stations during the pursuit."

(Photo provided by Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency, Yonhap News)
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