Former Korea Forest Service chief charged with drunk driving after crash injuring five
A former head of South Korea’s Korea Forest Service has been forwarded to prosecutors on charges related to drunk driving and resulting injuries, after being dismissed from his post following a crash.
The Bundang Police Station in Gyeonggi Province said on the 13th that Kim In-ho is charged with violating the Road Traffic Act for drunk driving and with injuries under the Traffic Accident Handling Special Act. He was sent to prosecutors without detention on the 11th, according to the police.
![[UPDATED 26 April 2012] Good news ... Luas driver acquitted over 2009 crash with bus.
[UPDATED 24 April 2012]: Luas driver has pleaded not guilty to a charge arising from a 2009 crash between a Luas tram and a bus on O'Connell Street in Dublin.
39-year-old Oriyomi Emmanuel of Jamestown Park, Ratoath, County Meath, denies a charge which alleges the dangerous working of a railway under the Railway Safety Act in September 2009. A jury has been sworn in and his trial is due to get underway at the Circuit Criminal Court shortly.
21 people injured (3 seriously) when a tram crashes into a number 16 bus just outside Easons on O'Connell Street.
Update: Thursday July 29 2010
A LUAS tram driver charged over a collision with a double decker bus was yesterday hit with two new charges.
The driver had already been charged in June at Dublin District Court with the dangerous driving of a Luas tram in a manner including speed, which was dangerous to the public and caused serious bodily harm to a woman named Suzanne Cribbon, on September 16, 2009.
He was also charged under the Railway Safety Act with performing a "safety critical task" in a way which was dangerous to the public, or posed an unreasonable risk of harm to them.
Yesterday he was also charged with two additional counts of dangerous driving causing serious bodily harm to two passengers on the bus.](https://journalkor.site/content/images/2026/03/01_Luas_Tram_Crashes_Into_Bus_-_O_Connell_Street_Dublin__3926308757_.jpg)
According to police, the incident occurred on the night of the 20th at 10:50 p.m. on Sin Gi Street in Bundang, Seongnam, when Kim drove a private vehicle with a license suspension and collided with an SUV and a bus.
Five people injured in the crash were diagnosed with injuries expected to require two to three weeks of treatment, and police submitted medical certificates to support the injuries claim.
Kim reportedly told investigators that he had been drinking in Jeongja-dong and drove for about one kilometer before the crash.
![[UPDATED 26 April 2012] Good news ... Luas driver acquitted over 2009 crash with bus.
[UPDATED 24 April 2012]: Luas driver has pleaded not guilty to a charge arising from a 2009 crash between a Luas tram and a bus on O'Connell Street in Dublin.
39-year-old Oriyomi Emmanuel of Jamestown Park, Ratoath, County Meath, denies a charge which alleges the dangerous working of a railway under the Railway Safety Act in September 2009. A jury has been sworn in and his trial is due to get underway at the Circuit Criminal Court shortly.
21 people injured (3 seriously) when a tram crashes into a number 16 bus just outside Easons on O'Connell Street.
Update: Thursday July 29 2010
A LUAS tram driver charged over a collision with a double decker bus was yesterday hit with two new charges.
The driver had already been charged in June at Dublin District Court with the dangerous driving of a Luas tram in a manner including speed, which was dangerous to the public and caused serious bodily harm to a woman named Suzanne Cribbon, on September 16, 2009.
He was also charged under the Railway Safety Act with performing a "safety critical task" in a way which was dangerous to the public, or posed an unreasonable risk of harm to them.
Yesterday he was also charged with two additional counts of dangerous driving causing serious bodily harm to two passengers on the bus.](https://journalkor.site/content/images/2026/03/02_Luas_Tram_Crashes_Into_Bus_-_O_Connell_Street_Dublin__3927104330_.jpg)
He was formally dismissed from the Forestry Service on the 21st, after having been appointed as head of the Korea Forest Service in August of the previous year, a tenure of roughly six months.
Context for international readers: The Korea Forest Service oversees forestry policy, forest management, and related climate and biodiversity initiatives in South Korea. Leadership changes at the agency can influence policy direction on timber regulation, environmental governance, and Korea’s collaboration with foreign partners. The case also illustrates South Korea’s enforcement of drunk-driving laws and accountability for public officials, which can affect the reliability of governance signals for foreign investors, suppliers, and allies in the region.