Actor Lee Jae-ryong has been indicted for his involvement in a hit-and-run incident in Gangnam, Seoul.
According to legal sources, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office's Criminal Division 7, led by Chief Prosecutor Cho Yoon-cheol, indicted Lee on August 5 for violating traffic laws related to failure to take action after an accident and obstructing a breathalyzer test.
Lee is accused of crashing his vehicle into a central divider near Cheongdam Station on Subway Line 7 in Gangnam around 11 p.m. on March 6 and fleeing the scene. After the accident, he reportedly attended another drinking gathering and was apprehended by police at a friend's house about three hours later.
Authorities believe Lee attempted to eliminate evidence of drunk driving through a method known as 'drunk driving after drinking' (continuing to drink after an accident). Consequently, he was referred to the prosecution on charges of drunk driving.
However, the prosecution stated that it could not definitively prove whether Lee's blood alcohol concentration exceeded 0.03% at the time of driving, leading to the decision not to file charges for drunk driving.
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