Nancy Rang: "Not Drunk" — Why Police and Her Claims Differ.. Looking at the Blood Alcohol Concentration Threshold of 0.08% [Star Issue]

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Pop artist and broadcaster Nancy Rang (50, real name Park Hye-ryung) has been formally charged with drunk driving, drawing attention to the amount of alcohol she claims to have consumed.

An official from Seoul Gangnam Police Station told StarNews on the 8th, "Nancy Rang was formally charged with drunk driving early today," adding, "Her blood alcohol concentration at the time was 0.08% or higher, a level that warrants license revocation."

Under South Korea's Road Traffic Act, a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08% or higher is grounds for license revocation and is legally and administratively classified as being drunk.

A blood alcohol concentration between 0.08% and less than 0.20% results in license revocation (with a disqualification period of one year), imprisonment for one to two years, or a fine ranging from 5 million won to 10 million won. If the concentration is 0.20% or higher, penalties are aggravated: license revocation plus imprisonment for two to five years or a fine between 10 million won and 20 million won.

When blood alcohol concentration reaches 0.08%, an individual may appear perfectly fine depending on personal factors such as alcohol tolerance; however, the central nervous system is already in a state of severe functional impairment. Balance is lost, fine muscle control becomes difficult, and braking time to respond to sudden situations increases significantly. Visual field narrows, and the ability to recognize danger drops sharply.

While "unconsciousness" (a state where one cannot support their body or loses memory) is typically associated with blood alcohol concentrations of 0.15% to 0.20% or higher, a level of 0.08% already renders normal thought and motor control impossible, making it legally clear intoxication.

For an adult woman to reach a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08%, approximately two glasses of champagne are required. Although champagne tends to produce a delayed sensation of drunkenness, its absorption into the body is faster than other alcoholic beverages, making it easier to exceed the 0.08% threshold with fewer drinks than expected.

Police formally charged Nancy Rang early today around 3:45 a.m. for driving under the influence in Seoul Gangnam-gu and released her at the scene. Police plan to investigate the specific circumstances of the incident.

Nancy Rang told StarNews on the day, "Some of the currently reported content is inaccurate." She added, "I was not arrested or formally charged early today (the 8th), did not go to a police station, and was neither taken into custody nor formally processed. With the help of an acquaintance, I returned home safely."

She further stated, "While I acknowledge that my decision to drive after having one or two glasses of champagne at an acquaintance's birthday gathering yesterday (the 7th) was a careless judgment," she emphasized, "Terms such as 'drunk,' 'arrested,' 'formally charged,' and 'taken to the police station' do not reflect the actual situation."

MegaTon Entertainment, Nancy Rang's agency, also stated, "(Nancy Rang) was tested for alcohol consumption almost upon arriving home. She had one or two glasses of champagne. She was not drunk nor at a level warranting license revocation."

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