According to Yonhap News on June 9, the Chungbuk Police Agency is investigating Sergeant A and Officer B from a local police station.
The officers received a 112 emergency call on March 29 from a citizen reporting a vehicle suspected of drunk driving but did not respond to the scene. An internal investigation revealed that the two were asleep while on duty at the time of the call.
The caller followed the suspected drunk driver and reported to the police again after more than an hour had passed without any response. During a review of the situation by the 112 call center, it was confirmed that the assigned officers had not gone to the scene.
As a result, the police were unable to apprehend the vehicle in question, and the driver's actual level of intoxication could not be verified.
This incident raises concerns over the police's failure to respond promptly to a report of suspected drunk driving, a serious offense that can lead to significant harm. There is growing interest in understanding why appropriate measures were not taken following the report.
The police plan to determine the disciplinary actions and their severity against the two officers after concluding the internal investigation.
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