You said you drank..Police "Lee Jae-ryong is a drunk driver's wife at the time of the accident." [Official]

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Actor Lee Jae-ryong (62), who fled after receiving a median strip while driving, was found to have said, "I was not driving under the influence at the time of the accident."

An official from the Gangnam Police Station in Seoul replied to Star News on the 10th, "I understand that Lee Jae-ryong said shortly after the accident that he "did not drive under the influence of alcohol" in connection with a contact accident near Samsung Central Station in Samseong-dong, Seoul on the 6th."

He added, "We cannot reveal any other details of the investigation."

According to CCTV at the time of the accident, Lee Jae-ryong left the scene at around 11 p.m. on the 6th after hitting the median 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.

In particular, the vehicle, which was captured on CCTV, rushed to the median strip and collided with the guardrail, and the operation continued without any action, and debris from the guardrail fell around the scene.

The police are said to have confirmed the position that they drank four glasses of soju before the accident on the 7th from Lee Jae-ryong's side. Lee Jae-ryong reportedly claimed that he thought he had only slightly contacted the median strip at the time of the accident.

Since then, 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." He said, "I'm sorry for the trouble," and reportedly 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 Prior to this, in 2003, his license was revoked after he was booked for refusing to take a drunk driving accident near Cheongdam Intersection in Gangnam-gu, Seoul.

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