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Drunk American takes policeman for a ride

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  • Published Nov 18, 2012 4:54 pm KST
  • Updated Nov 18, 2012 4:54 pm KST

A drunk American dragged a policeman 100 meters before being caught.

According to the police in Bundang in Gyeonggi Province, the 54-year-old American motorist was asked to undergo a breathalyzer test at 1:55 a.m. Saturday when he took off, dragging a policeman along with him.

The American, identified only as an “S,” was reportedly driving in and out of the central divider on a street in Bundang.

Upon receiving a report, the traffic police went out to the site and tried to check S’s condition when he took off with one of the policeman hanging on to the door of the vehicle. Fortunately, the policeman was not seriously injured during the incident.

A subsequent investigation showed that S had a blood alcoholic content of 0.225 percent and his driver’s license was immediately revoked.

S reportedly said he had four shots of vodka about an hour before he was apprehended.