Police Seek Arrest Warrant for Porsche Driver over "Drugged Driving"

Suspected of Driving Under the Influence of Drugs Under the Road Traffic Act
Substantive Warrant Review Scheduled for the Morning of the 27th

The police have requested an arrest warrant for a man in his 30s who was driving under the influence of drugs and plunged off the railing of Banpo Bridge in Seoul.

Yongsan Police Station, Yongsan-gu, Seoul. Yonhap News

Yongsan Police Station in Seoul announced on February 27, 2026, that it had requested an arrest warrant for a woman in her 30s, identified as A, on charges of violating the Narcotics Control Act and driving under the influence of drugs under the Road Traffic Act. The Seoul Western District Court will conduct a pretrial detention hearing (substantive warrant review) for A on the morning of the same day.

A is suspected of having driven after taking drugs on Banpo Bridge at around 8:44 p.m. on February 25, 2026.

At the time, A was driving a Porsche when the car fell onto the Han River riverside near Jamsu Bridge, causing her to suffer bruises. As the vehicle plunged down, it collided with a Mercedes driven by a man in his 40s, leaving the Mercedes driver with minor injuries as well.

During the on-site response, the police seized multiple empty vials of propofol and disposable syringes containing drugs from inside and around A's vehicle. The police are also reviewing whether to apply the charge of injury caused by dangerous driving under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes to A.

In a police investigation, A stated to the effect that it was true she had taken drugs, driven, and then caused the accident.

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