[Yonhap]
[Yonhap]

A heavily intoxicated woman who wandered into the middle of Gangnam-daero during the morning rush hour was taken to safety by police Monday.

Police received a report at around 8:13 a.m. that a woman was walking in the middle of Gangnam-daero and dispatched officers to the scene, according to Yonhap.

Three officers arrived and within about five minutes moved the woman to the sidewalk. She was then taken to a nearby police substation for supervision before being sent home.

The woman was heavily intoxicated at the time, and no criminal charges were found to apply.

A witness who said he saw the incident described the woman approaching from the opposite side of the road while he was smoking on the sidewalk. "She was screaming and crying," he said.

The woman had been walking in the road while the pedestrian crossing signal was active, meaning she did not obstruct vehicle traffic.

Police confirmed that the same woman had been sent home by officers about 30 minutes earlier, at around 7:40 a.m., after a separate call reporting a dispute she had with an acquaintance.


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