A driver fleeing a drunk-driving checkpoint in Mokpo crashed through a security fence and plunged into the sea Friday night [1].

The incident highlights the lethal risks associated with evading law enforcement during sobriety crackdowns, as the driver's attempt to escape resulted in a fatal plunge into the water [1].

Local police said the crash occurred around 8:30 p.m. near the Coast Guard maintenance base in Daldong, South Jeolla Province [1]. The driver, a man in his 40s operating a sports-utility vehicle, broke through a steel fence designed to keep civilians out of the restricted area before falling into the sea [1].

"General people are not allowed to enter because there is a steel fence," a police spokesperson said. "But he broke through there and fell into the sea. Because he fled during a drunk-driving crackdown, we assume he was intoxicated" [1].

Responders from the police and Coast Guard attended the scene, but the driver died following the crash [1].

In a separate incident on the same night, a second-stage collision occurred on the Yeongdong Expressway [1]. That crash resulted in two additional fatalities [1], bringing the total number of deaths related to the night's reports to three [1].

While some reports linked the events of the night, other records indicate the expressway collision near the Gangneung branch was an unrelated accident involving three vehicles [2]. Police said they continue to investigate the specifics of both the Mokpo plunge and the expressway crash to determine the exact sequence of events and the sobriety level of the driver involved in the sea-fall [1].

“"He broke through there and fell into the sea."”

The juxtaposition of these two fatal accidents on a single night underscores the volatility of road safety during high-enforcement periods. While the Mokpo incident was a direct result of evading a police checkpoint, the secondary deaths on the Yeongdong Expressway illustrate the broader danger of multi-vehicle collisions on high-speed corridors, regardless of whether they are linked to specific law enforcement actions.