▲ Yongin Seobu Police Station
It was belatedly reported that a one-year-old boy was seriously injured after being struck by a moving vehicle near a villa complex in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province.
The Yongin Seobu Police Station announced today (June 15) that they have booked a woman in her 30s, identified as A, on charges of causing injury under the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Settlement of Traffic Accidents.
A is accused of striking and running over B (1) while driving her Sorento vehicle on a road in front of a villa in Mabuk-dong, Giheung-gu, Yongin, at 9:30 a.m. on June 12.
While driving out of the villa's piloti parking area, she struck the boy, who was walking from the left, and ran over him once with the front left tire.
It was reported that the boy sustained serious injuries and was transported to a hospital, where he is currently receiving treatment.
At the time of the accident, the boy's mother was looking after her other children who were walking ahead, and it was determined that the boy, who was following behind, was involved in the accident.
The police plan to determine the exact circumstances of the accident based on CCTV footage and dashcam recordings from the scene, and will summon the driver soon for further questioning.
(Photo: Provided by Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency, Yonhap News)
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