Man in His 30s Killed in Drunk Driving Crash in Yangju, Gyeonggi Province

A driver in his 20s has been arrested by police on charges of causing a fatal accident while driving under the influence of alcohol.

At around 2:00 a.m. today, a vehicle driven by a 24-year-old identified as A crashed into a car moving straight at an intersection in Okjeong-dong, Yangju, Gyeonggi Province.

The collision left the driver of the victim vehicle, a man in his 30s identified as B, in cardiac arrest. He was transported to a hospital but ultimately pronounced dead.

Police investigations revealed that A's blood alcohol concentration at the time of the crash was well above the level for license revocation.

B's grieving family told SBS, "B was a young man who worked hard despite his poor health, undergoing hemodialysis during the day and working in the evening. He had just gotten his own room for the first time and was so excited, but now we have lost him so vainly to a drunk driving accident before he could even fully bloom."

They repeatedly urged authorities to raise awareness about the dangers of drunk driving and make greater efforts to prevent its recurrence.

Police, having arrested A, plan to investigate the exact circumstances of the incident—including whether a signal violation occurred—before considering whether to request an arrest warrant.

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