Overview
- City of Cheongju officials said the athlete in their 20s died at about 1:30 a.m. on Sunday while receiving hospital treatment.
- The collision happened around 10 a.m. on Nov. 10 in Okcheon County during a marathon event.
- Only the second lane of the two-lane road was closed for the race, and the truck reportedly changed from the first lane into that lane at roughly 57 kilometers per hour.
- The driver, in their 80s, told police they were looking at a traffic signal about 100 meters ahead and failed to notice the runner.
- Investigators plan to reclassify the charge to fatal injury under the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Settlement of Traffic Accidents and refer the case without detention.