Drunk Driver Crashes Into Convenience Store in Midnight Accident

The Bukbu Police Station in Gwangju announced today (September 17) that it has booked a man in his 40s, identified as A, without detention on charges of drunk driving after crashing his vehicle into an operating convenience store.

A is suspected of driving his Volkswagen passenger car while under the influence around 11:00 p.m. yesterday on a road in Unam-dong, Buk-gu, Gwangju, and driving straight into the convenience store.

At the time of the incident, there were no customers inside the convenience store, preventing any casualties, but the glass door and fixtures were damaged.

A's blood alcohol concentration, measured by police officers who were dispatched following a report, was well above the legal limit for license revocation.

During police questioning, A reportedly claimed that he had used a designated driver service to get close to his home and caused the accident while trying to park the car.

Police are currently investigating the exact circumstances of the accident using footage from the vehicle's black box.

(Photo: Provided by the Real-time Gwangju Instagram account, Yonhap News)
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