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South Korean Driver Rammed 10 Cars and Police Officer, Shot Down

A 30-year-old South Korean driver rammed 10 cars and injured a police officer before being shot and subdued.

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A drove a Mercedes-Benz and rammed 10 vehicles, including a police patrol car, while fleeing the scene of a suspected drunk driving incident. [1] The Daegu Gangbuk Police Station arrested A, a 30-year-old man, on charges of obstructing official duties and refusing a blood alcohol test under the Road Traffic Act. [2] Police fired one warning shot, followed by four live rounds at the tires of the Mercedes, and used a stun gun to subdue the suspect at 2:45 AM. [3] The Daegu Gangbuk Police Station arrested a 30-year-old man, identified as A, for attempting to evade police and crashing into multiple vehicles. [4] A police officer was injured in the crash, suffering a fractured thigh and is receiving treatment at a hospital. [5] Police responded to a report of suspected drunk driving at approximately 2:03 AM near the Guwo Tunnel in Buk-gu, Daegu. [6]
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  1. A drove a Mercedes-Benz and rammed 10 vehicles, including a police patrol car, while fleeing the scene of a suspected drunk driving incident. · 동아일보
  2. The Daegu Gangbuk Police Station arrested A, a 30-year-old man, on charges of obstructing official duties and refusing a blood alcohol test under the Road Traffic Act. · 동아일보
  3. Police fired one warning shot, followed by four live rounds at the tires of the Mercedes, and used a stun gun to subdue the suspect at 2:45 AM. · 동아일보
  4. The Daegu Gangbuk Police Station arrested a 30-year-old man, identified as A, for attempting to evade police and crashing into multiple vehicles. · 매일경제South Korea
  5. A police officer was injured in the crash, suffering a fractured thigh and is receiving treatment at a hospital. · 매일경제South Korea
  6. Police responded to a report of suspected drunk driving at approximately 2:03 AM near the Guwo Tunnel in Buk-gu, Daegu. · 매일경제South Korea
The one we could place publishes from South Korea. 1 could not be placed by their address. None is an official body: that part stands on reporting, not on the underlying document or transcript.
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