A teenage boy surnamed Sim has been arrested on charges of hitting a police officer while driving and failing to stop at the scene, and two other teens were indicted without detention, police said Sunday.
According to Paju police in Gyeonggi Province, 16-year-old Sim and two other teens hit traffic officer Gu and attempted to flee the scene around 10 a.m. on Friday. Police officers, including injured Gu, pursued the suspects in a furious car chase and caught the suspects after 10 minutes.
The suspects were accused of interfering with police carrying out their public duties.
Police said the teens purchased a car via the Internet for 2 million won earlier this month, and have been driving it without a valid license.
By Yoon Min-sik (minsikyoon@heraldcorp.com)
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