Illegal immigrant who jumped into sea to avoid drunk driving arrest caught and deported

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Illegal immigrant who jumped into sea to avoid drunk driving arrest caught and deported

Published: 25 Nov. 2024, 12:41 Updated: 25 Nov. 2024, 18:00

Police guard the site where a Genesis G80 hit people and crashed into a guardrail near Seoul City Hall in central Seoul on July 1. The photo is unrelated to the article. [YONHAP]

An illegal immigrant who fled by swimming into the sea to avoid a sobriety test was apprehended at his residence by the police and later deported.

According to the Busan Jungbu Police Precinct on Monday, a Vietnamese national in his 30s crashed a car into a metal barrier near Yongdusan Park in Jung District around 1:05 a.m. on Oct. 6.

The tow truck driver, who arrived to remove the vehicle, became suspicious of the man and reported him to the police. When officers arrived at the scene at approximately 3:20 a.m., they detected signs of intoxication.

The man handed over another person's driver's license and resisted when officers attempted to conduct a sobriety test, subsequently fleeing the scene.

The man fled from the crash site to a location near the Lotte Department Store in Gwangbok-dong, where he jumped into the sea and swam more than 200 meters (656.2 feet). He eventually came ashore, took a taxi and headed to his residence in Saha District, Busan.

Police apprehended him at his residence around 12:20 p.m. the same day on charges of violating the Immigration Act.

A police official stated that after completing their investigation on the day of the man's arrest, they transferred the man to the Immigration Office, which subsequently deported him.

BY KIM MIN-YOUNG [[email protected]]