Drunk Driver Crashes Car Into Restaurant, Flees Scene, and Goes to Sleep at Home

A man in his 40s has been caught by police on charges of driving an electric passenger car while heavily intoxicated, crashing it into a 1st-floor restaurant in a commercial building, and fleeing the scene, leaving the vehicle behind.

The Hanam Police Station in Gyeonggi Province announced today (November 5) that it has booked Mr. A without detention on charges of violating the Road Traffic Act.

Mr. A is accused of driving his electric passenger car directly into a restaurant on the first floor of a building in Deokpung-dong, Hanam, at around 5:17 AM today, and then leaving the scene without taking any measures.

No casualties occurred as it was early in the morning before business hours, but store facilities and other property were damaged as the speeding vehicle smashed through the glass window and pushed deep into the interior of the store.

It was determined that there were no passengers in the vehicle.

Police dispatched after receiving a report that a car had crashed into a commercial building identified Mr. A's personal information by discovering his wallet and ID inside the vehicle abandoned at the scene.

Subsequently, visiting his residence, the police apprehended Mr. A at around 6:17 AM, exactly one hour after the accident, while he was sleeping at home.

Mr. A suffered minor bruises from the impact of the accident and reportedly admitted to both drunk driving and the accident on the spot.

At the time of his apprehension, Mr. A's blood alcohol concentration was reportedly at a level subject to license revocation.

Considering the time difference between when Mr. A actually drank and the time of the accident, the police plan to apply the Widmark formula based on CCTV footage from the drinking location to calculate his precise blood alcohol concentration at the time of driving, and investigate the specific circumstances of his drinking and driving route.

(Photo provided by Gyeonggi Provincial Disaster and Safety Headquarters, Yonhap News)
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