Man escapes drink driving charges by downing bottle of soju while pulled over in South Korea


The defendant consumed an entire bottle of soju inside his car between the time he was pulled over and when he stepped out of the car 39 seconds later. - Photo illustration: Pixabay

DAEGU, (South Korea): A South-Korean court said on Thursday (Oct 3) that it has cleared a 60-year-old man of drunk driving charges, ruling that his consumption of alcohol after stopping his car made it impossible to determine if he had been intoxicated while driving.

The man was initially suspected of driving 2.4km in the city of Daegu with a blood alcohol content (BAC) of 0.128 per cent.

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