Kim Ho-joong applies for arrest warrant for 'drunken hit-and-run'...

2024-05-22 21:41:03

The agency's representative also received an arrest warrant on charges of being an escape instructor.

On the 22nd (today), the police reported that singer Kim Ho-jung (33) collided with a taxi while driving in Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the 20th, seriously injuring two people, and charged Mr. Kim with dangerous driving and causing death while fleeing under the Aggravated Punishment Act for Specific Crimes. He said he had applied for an arrest warrant on these charges.

The police reportedly secured evidence that Mr. Kim was driving while intoxicated on the day of the accident.

However, considering the fact that the exact blood alcohol concentration level could not be determined through late measurement, the charge of dangerous driving resulting in death under the Special Price Act was applied to Mr. Kim instead of drunk driving.

A police official explained, "It takes time to calculate the exact blood alcohol concentration level based on CCTV footage, etc." and "We are also investigating this and considering applying for drunk driving charges (in the future)."

 

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