7-Year-Old Elementary School Student Killed After Being Hit by SUV in Gimpo School Zone... Driver in His 40s Arrested

【Financial News Gimpo = Kim Kyung-soo, reporter】 In a child protection zone (school zone) in Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province, a 7-year-old elementary school student was struck and killed by an SUV turning right. Police have arrested and are questioning the man in his 40s who was driving.
The Gimpo Police Station said on the 13th that it had arrested Driver A on suspicion of causing a death in a child protection zone under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. of Specific Crimes.
The accident occurred at around 3:26 p.m. on the 12th, the previous day, in a school zone in Geolpo-dong, Gimpo.
The SUV driven by A struck B, a 7-year-old boy, while turning right as he crossed a crosswalk. B was crossing the road with the pedestrian signal in his favor. He is believed to have been on his way to an academy after school when the accident occurred.
A reportedly told police during questioning that he had not seen B properly.
Police believe A turned right without stopping in front of the crosswalk. They are investigating the exact circumstances of the accident, including whether he fulfilled his duty to protect pedestrians and kept a proper lookout ahead.
A police official said, “We plan to seek an arrest warrant for A after further investigation.”


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