'Road rage' driver hits man with car

A 49-year-old angry driver, surnamed Hyun, hits a man with his car following an argument on the street. / Screen capture from YouTube

An angry driver in Suwon was caught on video earlier this month, hitting a man with his car after they had an argument on the street.

Footage from a closed-circuit television camera shows a white car backing up some three meters before suddenly accelerating and hitting the second man.

The incident reportedly began when the driver of the white car, a 49-year-old surnamed Hyun, cursed the second man after he made a sudden stop.

The second man got out of his car to argue. Hyun lost his temper and eventually rammed the second man.

Hyun said during a police investigation that he did not hit the victim on purpose.

However, Suwon police arrested the man, citing footage from a blackbox camera inside Hyun’s car, an official said Thursday.

Road rage incidents seem to becoming more common in Korea.

Last week, an angry driver threatened another driver with a gas gun for blowing a horn behind his car. He was arrested hours later.