High school student unresponsive after crashing motorcycle while fleeing police

The student was taken to a hospital after his unregistered motorcycle struck a parked car in Yangpyeong County. He was not wearing a helmet.

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A high school student was unresponsive as he was taken to a hospital on Wednesday morning after the motorcycle he was riding hit a parked car as he fled a police order to stop.

The crash happened at 9:07 a.m. on a road in Yangpyeong County, Gyeonggi, according to police and fire authorities.

The student crossed the center line and struck a car parked on the sidewalk on the opposite side of the road. He was seriously injured and taken to a nearby hospital.

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Officers in a patrol car had signaled him to stop shortly before, after seeing him riding without a helmet on a motorcycle that had no license plate. He did not stop, and the patrol car followed him for about 500 meters (1,640 feet).

Police believe he crashed roughly 1 kilometer (0.62 miles) from where officers first signaled him to stop.

Officers are investigating how the crash happened and what took place during the pursuit.

BY JEONG JAE-HONG [[email protected]]

This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.

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