Drunk driver sentenced to 12 years for killing girl in school zone

A 66-year-old, drunk driver was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Friday for killing a young girl in a school zone in April.

2023-10-20

Speed limits in school zones to be increased from Friday

The new speed limit will be only applied to eight school zones nationwide. The speed limit in school zones will be increased to up to 50 kilometers (31 miles) per hour at night and in early morning hours starting Friday.

2023-08-30

Yellow saves lives

Newly reformed traffic regulations goes into effect Tuesday with crosswalks in front of school zones painted in yellow. The move aims to increase driver awareness and prevent accidents involving children.

2023-07-03

Inspection finds safety violations continue in school zones

The government's safety inspections took place in response to public outrage over a recent series of tragic deadly accidents in school zones, including a pair of drunk driving incidents that killed two nine-year-old children in April and December.

2023-05-18

Driver indicted for killing child in drunk-driving case

A drunk driver in his 60s was indicted Tuesday for killing a nine-year-old girl in a school zone in Daejeon last month. The 66-year-old man, a former public servant, is awaiting trial on multiple charges, including aggravated punishment for the ...

2023-05-02

When school zone rules are broken, children die

It has been almost three years tougher laws on school-zone safety were enacted, with punishments as stiff as life imprisonment for accidents that lead to a death. But innocents are still being injured and killed near their schools.

2023-01-12

[The Fountain] Dilemma of school zone lanes (KOR)

Most school zones still have narrow streets with no distinction between the sidewalk and the road.

2022-12-26

[The Fountain] Dilemma of school zone lanes