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toby99
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Location: Dong-Incheon-by-the-sea, South Korea
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 Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 8:05 am Post subject: Drunk American takes policeman for a ride |
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http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2012/11/116_124956.html
Drunk American takes policeman for a ride
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A drunk American dragged a policeman 100 meters before being caught.
According to the police in Bundang in Gyeonggi Province, the 54-year-old American motorist was asked to undergo a breathalyzer test at 1:55 a.m. Saturday when he took off, dragging a policeman along with him.
The American, identified only as an �S,� was reportedly driving in and out of the central divider on a street in Bundang.
Upon receiving a report, the traffic police went out to the site and tried to check S�s condition when he took off with one of the policeman hanging on to the door of the vehicle. Fortunately, the policeman was not seriously injured during the incident.
A subsequent investigation showed that S had a blood alcoholic content of 0.225 percent and his driver�s license was immediately revoked.
S reportedly said he had four shots of vodka about an hour before he was apprehended."
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What are the penalties for waygooks busted drunk driving? |
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highstreet
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| Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 8:48 am Post subject: |
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| I don't understand why people drive drunk. Take a taxi. Hopefully this guy gets jail time. |
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Zackback
Joined: 05 Nov 2010
Location: Kyungbuk
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| Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 2:10 pm Post subject: |
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| I wonder if he was teaching here. |
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dairyairy
Joined: 17 May 2012
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| Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 2:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Drunk driving is no joke but who is he? His name is "S" and he's American. That narrows it down. |
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Zackback
Joined: 05 Nov 2010
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| Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 2:27 pm Post subject: |
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| ...and 54 years old. |
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Stan Rogers
Joined: 20 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 2:43 pm Post subject: |
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| "S" aka "Stupid" will lose his licence for a year, minimum $1000 fine. Same as anyone else. However, since he draged a cop down the street, the newspapers are reporting it, and his blood alcohol level was high enough to blow up the breathalyzer, I'd say he's screwed. |
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toby99
Joined: 28 Aug 2009
Location: Dong-Incheon-by-the-sea, South Korea
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| Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 2:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Stan Rogers wrote: |
| "S" aka "Stupid" will lose his licence for a year, minimum $1000 fine. Same as anyone else. However, since he draged a cop down the street, the newspapers are reporting it, and his blood alcohol level was high enough to blow up the breathalyzer, I'd say he's screwed. |
Jail time likely? |
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Stan Rogers
Joined: 20 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 3:18 pm Post subject: |
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| toby99 wrote: |
| Stan Rogers wrote: |
| "S" aka "Stupid" will lose his licence for a year, minimum $1000 fine. Same as anyone else. However, since he draged a cop down the street, the newspapers are reporting it, and his blood alcohol level was high enough to blow up the breathalyzer, I'd say he's screwed. |
Jail time likely? |
That's up tp the judge. If it was his first offence and nobody got hurt then it might be a bigger fine and a stern warning from the judge. In that case I doubt he will get jail time. The article is right to say fortunately the officer wasn't hurt. If he was, things would be quite different.
If he was driving while suspended, or it's a second offence then his chances of going to jail are much higher. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 3:19 pm Post subject: |
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| toby99 wrote: |
| Stan Rogers wrote: |
| "S" aka "Stupid" will lose his license for a year, minimum $1000 fine. Same as anyone else. However, since he dragged a cop down the street, the newspapers are reporting it, and his blood alcohol level was high enough to blow up the breathalyzer, I'd say he's screwed. |
Jail time likely? |
Depends on his status in Korea - was he under SOFA or something else?
For drunk driving = no.
For dragging the cop = possibly yes, possibly deportation (more correctly, exit order), possibly both.
If he was under SOFA then the JAG my bring related charges to bear as well.
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Stan Rogers
Joined: 20 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 3:24 pm Post subject: |
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| ttompatz wrote: |
| toby99 wrote: |
| Stan Rogers wrote: |
| "S" aka "Stupid" will lose his license for a year, minimum $1000 fine. Same as anyone else. However, since he dragged a cop down the street, the newspapers are reporting it, and his blood alcohol level was high enough to blow up the breathalyzer, I'd say he's screwed. |
Jail time likely? |
Depends on his status in Korea - was he under SOFA or something else?
For drunk driving = no.
For dragging the cop = possibly yes, possibly deportation (more correctly, exit order), possibly both.
If he was under SOFA then the JAG my bring related charges to bear as well.
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I doubt he was SOFA. He was arrested in Bundang, which isn't really a hangout for those guys. |
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toby99
Joined: 28 Aug 2009
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| Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 3:51 pm Post subject: |
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| Stan Rogers wrote: |
| toby99 wrote: |
| Stan Rogers wrote: |
| "S" aka "Stupid" will lose his licence for a year, minimum $1000 fine. Same as anyone else. However, since he draged a cop down the street, the newspapers are reporting it, and his blood alcohol level was high enough to blow up the breathalyzer, I'd say he's screwed. |
Jail time likely? |
That's up tp the judge. If it was his first offence and nobody got hurt then it might be a bigger fine and a stern warning from the judge. In that case I doubt he will get jail time. The article is right to say fortunately the officer wasn't hurt. If he was, things would be quite different.
If he was driving while suspended, or it's a second offence then his chances of going to jail are much higher. |
Interesting; never heard of expats getting DUIs in Korea before, mostly because I don't know many expats with cars here. |
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TheUrbanMyth
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 5:03 pm Post subject: |
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What is it with Korean cops and cars?
That's the second time in a few months that a Korean cop has 'gone along for the ride' |
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newb
Joined: 27 Aug 2012
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 5:19 pm Post subject: |
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| TheUrbanMyth wrote: |
What is it with Korean cops and cars?
That's the second time in a few months that a Korean cop has 'gone along for the ride' |
They want promotion. I also heard the driver was an English instructor from last night's news. |
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Unibrow
Joined: 20 Aug 2012
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| Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 8:23 pm Post subject: |
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| highstreet wrote: |
| I don't understand why people drive drunk. Take a taxi. Hopefully this guy gets jail time. |
Here's a thought. Sometimes people don't use their best judgement when they're drinking. Where I live I see Koreans driving drunk on a fairly regular basis on the weekends. |
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declan74
Joined: 06 Sep 2011
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| Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 8:28 pm Post subject: |
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| I expect this "gentleman" should start planning his return to Kansas City or Oregon or wherever he is from. He'll probably get deported and never allowed back in. Good riddance to this tosser. 4 shots of vodka indeed.....more like 4 flasks I reckon. |
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