A driver in his 50s who caused an accident while driving drunk and became trapped on a railway crossing called for rescue himself, only to have his drunk driving exposed.
According to the Samcheok Police Station and fire authorities on the 28th, a report was received at around 12:52 a.m. that day at a railway crossing in Neukgu-ri, Dogye-eup, Samcheok, Gangwon Province, stating that "a Tucson sedan is not moving."
The person who made the report was none other than the vehicle's driver, identified as A, who is in his 50s.
Police responding to the scene after receiving a joint response request from fire authorities moved the vehicle, which had been stopped on the railway, to a safe location.
A police investigation found that A had been driving while intoxicated and struck the barrier at the railway crossing. He then collided with a curbstone again while reversing in an attempt to extract the vehicle, and when the vehicle would no longer move, he reportedly called for rescue himself.
At the time of the accident, A's blood alcohol level exceeded 0.08 percent, the threshold for license revocation. In the end, A, who had reported the incident himself, faced a police investigation on drunk driving charges at the same time as his rescue.
Police plan to book A on charges including drunk driving under the Road Traffic Act and investigate the exact circumstances of the accident.
