Sanitation worker dies in hit-and-run... Driver claims he was drunk after the accident

A driver who hit and killed a sanitation worker on a road in Gwangmyeong-si, Gyeonggi-do and then ran away was caught by the police.

Gwangmyeong Police Station announced on the 14th that it was arresting and investigating A, a woman in her 50s, on charges of death by escape under the Aggravated Punishment for Specific Crimes Act.

Mr. A is accused of hitting Mr. B, a sanitation worker from Seoul's Geumcheon-gu Office who was cleaning a drain while driving a car on Anyangcheon-ro near Haan-dong, Gwangmyeong-si at around 6:30 a.m. and running away without providing relief.

Mr. B was taken to the hospital in cardiac arrest immediately after the accident, but died at around 7:20 am.

The police dispatched after receiving a report from another driver, analyzed surrounding CCTV, tracked Mr. A's vehicle, and arrested him at his home in Haan-dong, Gwangmyeong-si at around 7:50 a.m.

At the time of arrest, Mr. A was found to be intoxicated. He claimed that he had been drinking when he returned home after the accident, so the police are investigating whether he was drunk driving at the time of the accident.

It is reported that Mr. A claimed to the police that he was not aware of the accident, but is now reversing his statement, including admitting to the charges.

The police are investigating the exact circumstances of the accident based on the black box of the accident vehicle and surrounding CCTV footage, and are considering applying for an arrest warrant for Mr. A.