Man escapes DUI charges by drinking bottle of soju while pulled over
A Daegu court said Thursday it has cleared a 60-year-old man of drunk driving charges, ruling that his consumption of alcohol after stopping his car made it impossible to determine if he had been intoxicated while driving. The man was initially suspected of driving 2.4 kilometers in Daegu with a blood alcohol content of 0.128 percent. He was stopped by police in the city's Jung-gu district on Sept. 16 at 11:38 p.m. and his BAC was estimated by police 40 minutes later. The man was charged wi
Oct. 3, 2024