"Nearly killed several people"... Lee Yong-gyu's drunken driving leads to 'dishonorable retirement', sparks backlash against wife Park Ha-na [Star Issue]

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Kiwoom Heroes playing coach Lee Yong-gyu has ended his professional baseball career in dishonor due to drunk driving, and the fallout has also reached his wife, actress Yoo Ha-na.

On the 12th, Lee Yong-gyu, while driving under the influence on a six-lane two-way road in Achon-dong, Guri, Gyeonggi, collided successively with a U-turning vehicle coming from the opposite direction and a patrol car parked by the roadside.

As a result of the accident, a 60-year-old male driver of the U-turning vehicle and one police officer riding in the patrol car were injured.

At the time, Lee Yong-gyu's blood alcohol concentration was at the level of 'license revocation' (0.08% or higher), and he was formally charged under the Road Traffic Act for drunk driving and other offenses.

When news of Lee Yong-gyu's drunk driving accident became known, the backlash extended to his wife, Yoo Ha-na. Voices criticizing Lee Yong-gyu poured into Yoo Ha-na's SNS.

Netizens posted comments such as "Drunk driving is premeditated murder," "Congratulations on your retirement, player Lee Yong-gyu. You've worked hard," "Seeing the speed he was driving while drunk, he nearly killed several people," and "Drunk driving is unforgivable under any excuse."

Lee Yong-gyu will end his career in dishonor due to this accident. The Kiwoom organization stated, "Coach Lee Yong-gyu has admitted his fault without any excuse, deeply reflected on his actions, and expressed his intention to conclude his professional career while fully accepting responsibility, and the organization has accepted this."

Meanwhile, Yoo Ha-na married Lee Yong-gyu in 2011 and has two sons.

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