Porsche Driver Arrested for Drug-Impaired Driving: "Concerns Over Evidence Destruction and Flight"

Numerous Vials of Propofol, Syringes, and Other Items Found in Vehicle

A driver who crashed into the Han River embankment while driving under the influence of drugs has been taken into police custody.

On the 27th, Kim Hyungseok, Chief Judge in charge of warrants at the Seoul Western District Court, conducted a pre-trial detention hearing for a woman in her 30s, referred to as A, who is suspected of drugged driving under the Road Traffic Act. He issued an arrest warrant, citing concerns about the destruction of evidence and the risk of flight.

Driver A, who was driving under the influence of drugs and crashed into the Han River embankment while driving on Banpo Bridge, appeared at the pre-trial detention hearing held at the Western District Court in Mapo-gu, Seoul on the 27th, covering his face and seated in a wheelchair. Photo by Yonhap News.

A is accused of causing an accident at approximately 8:44 p.m. on the 25th, when she was driving a black Porsche on Banpo Bridge, crashed into the guardrail, and then fell onto the Han River embankment below.

As a result of this accident, both A and a man in his 40s who was driving a Mercedes-Benz and collided with the Porsche during the fall were injured and transported to the hospital. Both individuals are reported to be in stable condition and not in life-threatening danger.

The police arrested A the following day and, after investigating drug use and related matters, applied for a detention warrant. A large quantity of empty propofol vials, disposable syringes filled with drugs, and medical tubes were found in the vehicle.

During the police investigation, A admitted to injecting drugs and then driving.

The Yongsan Police Station in Seoul, which has secured A's custody, plans to continue investigating whether the drugs were illegally prescribed and other related matters.

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