[Official] First trial for Lee Jae-yong on charges of hit-and-run and obstructing alcohol test scheduled for October 16

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Actor Lee Jae-yong, indicted on suspicion of causing a hit-and-run accident, will appear in court this October.

The Seoul Central District Court’s Criminal Division 10 will hold the first trial for Lee Jae-yong on charges of failing to take appropriate action after an accident under the Road Traffic Act and obstructing an alcohol test on October 16.

Previously, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office Criminal Division 7 indicted Lee Jae-yong without detention on the 7th on charges of failing to take appropriate action after an accident and obstructing an alcohol test under the Road Traffic Act.

Initially, police submitted the case with additional charges of drunk driving, but it is understood that prosecutors determined Lee Jae-yong’s blood alcohol concentration at the time of driving did not exceed the minimum threshold for drunk driving penalties.

On March 6 around 11 p.m., Lee Jae-yong was involved in an accident near Cheongdam Station on Seoul Subway Line 7, where he struck a median barrier and fled the scene before being arrested at a friend’s residence about three hours later. At that time, Lee Jae-yong’s blood alcohol concentration was at the level warranting license suspension.

During the initial investigation, Lee Jae-yong denied the allegations but changed his statement the following day through his lawyer, admitting to drinking four glasses of soju and driving under the influence. It is also reported that he attended another drinking session before moving to a friend’s house after the accident.

Consequently, police determined that Lee Jae-yong attempted what is known as “soju stacking” by consuming more alcohol after fleeing, which would confuse estimates of his blood alcohol level at the time of the accident, and thus submitted the case with additional charges of obstructing an alcohol test.

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