Substantive examination of the warrant to be held at 3:30 PM at the Seoul Central District Court,
Around 6 PM on the 2nd, near Jonggak Station on Seoul Subway Line 1, a taxi veered onto the sidewalk and hit citizens waiting at the crosswalk. January 2, 2026 / News1 © News1 Reporter Lee Ho-yoon,
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, ‘(Seoul=News1) Reporter Shin Yoon-ha = A 70-year-old taxi driver, who caused an accident by driving into a crowd near Jonggak Station in Seoul and resulted in 15 casualties, is now facing potential detention.’,
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, ‘Seoul Central District Court Judge Park Jeong-ho, who is in charge of warrants, will conduct a pre-arrest investigation (substantive examination of warrants) at 3:30 PM on the 5th for Mr. A, who is facing charges under the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Settlement of Traffic Accidents for causing injury or death, as well as charges under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes and drug driving under the Road Traffic Act.’,
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, ‘Mr. A is accused of abruptly accelerating his taxi near Subway Line 1 in Jongno-gu, Seoul around 6:07 PM on the 2nd, crashing into pedestrians and a utility pole, and then rotating left to hit two cars waiting at a signal.’,
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, ‘The accident resulted in a total of 15 people being killed or injured, including the driver, Mr. A. Among them, a Korean woman in her 40s was found in a state of cardiac arrest and was transported to a nearby hospital but was pronounced dead. Aside from the deceased, no other victims were reported to be in life-threatening condition.’,
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, “Mr. A tested negative for alcohol, but a quick reagent test detected morphine. However, since morphine can be present in prescribed medications like cold medicine, the police have requested a detailed analysis from the National Forensic Service.”,
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, ‘The Seoul Jongno Police Station applied for an arrest warrant for Mr. A on the previous day (the 4th), and the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office requested it from the court.’,
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, ‘The result of the substantive examination of the warrant is expected to be released late in the afternoon today.\n’]