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One elementary school student who was knocked unconscious after being hit by
a drunk driving car died today (1th). This is 9-year-old Miss Bae. Police have applied for an arrest warrant against the driver who was intoxicated and caused a fatal accident in a school zone.

TJB reporter Kim Jin-seok contributed to this report.

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The vehicle making a
left turn loses its center, hits a curb on the side of the road, crosses the center line and rushes onto the opposite sidewalk.

Nearby citizens are surprised and rush to the scene of the accident.

Miss Bae, 9-year-old Bae, who was taken to the hospital in the accident, eventually died, and three other elementary school students aged 9~9 were also injured.

Chrysanthemum flowers were placed on the sidewalk next to the school, the scene of the accident.

[Choi Jun-suk/Daejeon Dunsan-dong: It's very sad, but I hope that this incident will lead to many such petitions calling for strong penalties for drunk drivers.]

The family still can't believe the sight of their late daughter returning with a cold sword after going out to play with friends in the neighborhood.

[Miss Bae: Because of the age difference, I have been raising her like a daughter since she was almost a baby. Naturally, it's heartbreaking...]

The police applied for an arrest warrant against 12-year-old A for drunk driving.

As the place of the accident is a child sanctuary, a special price law called the Civil Diet Law is expected to apply.

At the time of the accident, driver A had a meeting and drinking alcohol in the area of Yucheon-dong, Daejeon, and drove about 3 kilometers to get home when the accident occurred.

[Hong Chang-hee/Chief of the Police Department of the Daejeon Dunsan Police Station: (The accident) will be handled under the Aggravated Punishment of Certain Crimes Act, which has been strengthened by the law, and we will also investigate whether those who drank alcohol together aided and abetted in the future....]

A police official said that Mr. A did not remember the circumstances at the time of the accident and was investigating with witnesses around him.

(Video Interview: Park Geum-sang TJB, Video credit: Song Young-hoon viewer)