40s Celebrity Booked on Charges of Assaulting Drunk Driving Reporter
Driving 3km in a License Revocation-Level Drunk State
An entertainer suspected of assaulting a citizen who reported him for suspected drunk driving is reportedly under police investigation.
The Seongdong Police Station in Seoul announced on the 9th that they have booked entertainer A, in his 40s, and are investigating him on assault charges.
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A is accused of driving under the influence for about 3 km from a restaurant in Gangnam-gu to his home in Seongdong-gu after drinking alcohol around 3:40 a.m. on the 2nd. He is also accused of assaulting the reporter by choking the reporter who reported the suspected drunk driving during this process.
According to the police investigation, A’s blood alcohol concentration was at the license cancellation level (0.08%), indicating a state of severe intoxication.
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The police reportedly forwarded A’s drunk driving charges with a recommendation for prosecution first. Regarding the assault charges against the citizen, they plan to investigate the specific facts based on materials such as closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage.
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