7-year-old child killed by right-turning vehicle in school zone in Gimpo

A 7-year-old elementary school student was killed after being struck by a right-turning vehicle in a school zone in Gimpo. The Gimpo Police Agency said on the 13th that it had arrested the driver, a man in his 40s identified only as A, on charges of causing death in a school zone under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes.

A is accused of striking and killing B, a 7-year-old boy, at around 3:26 p.m. the previous day while making a right turn in a school zone in Geulpo-dong, Gimpo. The boy was crossing the crosswalk on a pedestrian signal and was on his way to a private academy after finishing school.

Police believe A violated traffic signals by failing to stop before the crosswalk and failed to fulfill his duty to keep a proper lookout. According to police, A has claimed that he did not properly see the child.

Police plan to seek an arrest warrant for A after conducting further investigation.