Blood alcohol concentration of 0.08% or higher

A sitting district council member in Seoul was arrested by police after allegedly driving while intoxicated.

Seoul Gangseo Police Station. Reporter Lee Jiye.

Seoul Gangseo Police Station. Reporter Lee Jiye.

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Seoul Gangseo Police Station said on Oct. 14 that it had booked Councilmember A without detention on suspicion of drunk driving under the Road Traffic Act.


According to police, A is suspected of driving after drinking at an intersection in front of the annex of the Gangseo District Council in Seoul at around 10:14 p.m. on Oct. 13.


At the time A was caught, the blood alcohol concentration was confirmed to be at least 0.08%, the threshold for license revocation.



Police plan to question A later to determine the exact circumstances of the alleged drunk driving.


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