Singer Kim Heung-guk Booked by Police for Hit-and-Run Involving Motorcycle

Singer Kim Heung-guk [Photo by Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] Singer Kim Heung-guk (62) has been booked on charges of fleeing the scene without taking responsibility after hitting a motorcycle.

According to the Yongsan Police Station in Seoul on the 6th, Kim was driving a sports utility vehicle (SUV) at an intersection in Ichon-dong, Yongsan-gu around 11:20 a.m. on the 24th of last month when he ran a red light, made an illegal left turn, collided with a motorcycle, and fled the scene.

Kim faces charges of hit-and-run injury under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes.

The police explained that the motorcycle also entered the intersection against a yellow light, violating the signal. The motorcycle rider is reported to have injured a leg in the accident. It was also reported that Kim was not under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident.

Kim was immediately questioned by the police on the day of the accident. The police plan to investigate the detailed circumstances of the incident based on statements from both parties.