"I drank 4 cups of soju." Lee Jae-ryong finally admitted to driving under the influence..Suspicion of "drunkering" is your wife [Star Issue]

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Actor Lee Jae-ryong (62), who fled after receiving a median strip while driving, reportedly admitted to driving under the influence of alcohol.

According to the JoongAng Ilbo on the 9th, the Gangnam Police Station in Seoul confirmed its position that Lee Jae-ryong drank four glasses of soju before the accident on the 7th, the day after the accident. Lee Jae-ryong reportedly claimed that he thought he had only slightly contacted the median strip at the time of the accident.

Lee Jae-ryong left the scene at around 11 p.m. on the 6th after hitting the median strip while driving near Samsung Central Station on Seoul Subway Line 9. After that, he parked his car at his house and went to his acquaintance's house, and was caught by the police at 2 a.m. on the 7th. At that time, Lee Jae-ryong's blood alcohol level was found to be at the level of license suspension.

Lee Jae-ryong reportedly made a statement to the effect of denying drunk driving in a police investigation, but the JoongAng Ilbo quoted Lee Jae-ryong's lawyer, saying, "I admitted to drunk driving and expressed my opinion to the police," adding, "I deeply reflect on and regret it." I'm sorry to have caused you any concern," he said. It is reported that he denied the so-called "drunkering" allegation that he interfered with alcohol measurement by drinking additionally after the accident.

The police plan to estimate the drinking level at the time of the accident using the "withmark" formula based on evidence such as the black box of the accident vehicle.

Meanwhile, Lee Jae-ryong was sent to the prosecution in 2019 on charges of damaging property by damaging the standing board of the bowling alley while intoxicated. Prior to this, in 2003, his license was revoked after he was booked for refusing to take a drunk driving accident near Cheongdam Intersection in Gangnam-gu, Seoul.

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