Police Officer Sent to Prosecutors After Allegedly Trying to Blame Wife for Crash

A serving police captain in Gwangju has been sent to prosecutors after allegedly leaving the scene of a traffic accident and trying to make his wife take the blame.

Gwangju Seobu Police said on the 4th that it referred Captain A, who works at a local police station, without detention. He faces allegations under the Road Traffic Act for failing to take necessary action after an accident and for inducing another person to evade responsibility.

The crash occurred at about 11 p.m. on the 4th of the previous month on a road in Unam-dong, Buk-gu, Gwangju. Police allege that Captain A struck a vehicle ahead of him and left without taking the required measures.

After the accident, his wife went to a police station and said she had been driving. Investigators found that her account did not match the vehicle’s starting point and route. When the substitution became apparent and his wife’s statement was shown to be false, Captain A surrendered and admitted that he had been behind the wheel. Police relieved him of his position and placed him on standby on the 11th of the previous month.