‘Tap’ of elbow with side mirror… Man sent on suspicion of runaway fatal shooting → Reason for not being sent back

Mr. A's side "made false statements in the police investigation due to cajoling and pressure"
Prosecutors request supplementary investigation from police... In the end, the decision was made to ‘not send’

A man in his 40s who was suspected of hitting a pedestrian with his vehicle and running away was decided not to be sent to the court.

Seoul Jungnang Police Station dismissed Mr. A, who was suspected of causing death by fleeing under the Aggravated Punishment Act for Specific Crimes, as 'not guilty' last October.

Mr. A was accused of hitting pedestrian B on the elbow with his side mirror while driving a vehicle on a road in Jungnang-gu, Seoul last April and then running away without providing any relief.

It was initially reported that Mr. A admitted to the charges during the police investigation.

Accordingly, the police handed Mr. A over to the prosecution without detention.

However, during the subsequent prosecution investigation phase, Mr. A denied the charge of causing death while running away.

He claimed that it was nighttime at the time of the accident, and the tinting on the car's windows was dark, so he was unaware that the accident had occurred and that he had passed the victim when driving straight ahead.

At the same time, he emphasized that circumstances such as the fact that Mr. B did not ask Mr. A to handle the accident after the accident or chased Mr. A's vehicle, that Mr. B complained of great pain, or that he was not injured enough to immediately go to the hospital, also support Mr. A's claim.

Regarding the circumstances in which he admitted to the charges during the police investigation, Mr. A claimed, "During the first investigation, I stated that I had no idea that the accident occurred and had no reason to run away, but during the second investigation, I was told by the police that 'I only need to pay a small fine' and 'I can be arrested without fear of destroying evidence or escaping.' At this, I felt strong fear and made a false statement."

The prosecution, which took over the case, ordered a supplementary investigation, and the police found Mr. A not guilty.

The police said, "It is acknowledged that the suspect hit the victim with his vehicle, but the victim is refusing to submit materials such as medical records that can prove treatment, and the damage appears to be a simple bruise, which is a wound or inconvenience that can normally occur during daily life."

At the same time, the police added, "It cannot be considered that the suspect damaged the integrity of the victim's body or caused a disruption in physiological functions, so it cannot be recognized as a minor injury in violation of the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes."

Lawyer Kim Yu-jin of Daeryun Law Firm, who represented Mr. A, explained, "Mr. A was investigated by the police several times without a lawyer, and he made a false statement because he wanted to conclude the case quickly without interfering with his main job. However, contrary to the saying that he only had to pay a fine, he was disqualified from obtaining a driver's license for four years, so he decided to reveal the truth with the help of a lawyer."

At the same time, Attorney Kim said, "We were able to get the result of non-transportation by emphasizing that there was only a slight contact between the vehicle's side mirror and the victim's elbow at the time, that the victim only received conservative treatment due to the accident and did not even want insurance coverage, and that Mr.

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Park Seok-ho (haitai2000@ikbc.co.kr)

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'Tap' the elbow with the side mirror... Man sent on suspicion of runaway manslaughter → Reason for not being sent (link)