The Daejeon Daedeok Police Station announced on October 7 that it has booked and is currently investigating a man in his 40s, identified as A, on charges of drunk driving under the Road Traffic Act after he fell asleep inside a car stopped on a road and subsequently crashed into a patrol car and street structures when police woke him up.

A is suspected of driving a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol on a road in Daedeok-gu at 11:40 PM the previous night.

Police were dispatched after receiving a report stating that a vehicle had stopped on the road and did not respond even when horns were honked. To prevent secondary accidents, police blocked the front of A's vehicle with a patrol car.

The moment police attempted to wake up the sleeping A, his vehicle rammed into the patrol car and surged forward, driving across the road before crashing into a facility in front of a building and coming to a halt.

Only A was injured in the accident.

A police official stated, "A's blood alcohol concentration was at the level for license revocation," adding, "We are investigating the exact circumstances under which he suddenly stepped on the accelerator."

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