Lee Kyung Kyu has been booked by the police for driving beneath the affect of medicine.
On June 24, the Seoul Gangnam Police Station confirmed that that they had booked Lee Kyung Kyu on fees of drug-impaired driving and had been within the technique of questioning him.
Lee Kyung Kyu is suspected of getting pushed beneath the affect of medicine on June 8 at round 2 a.m. KST within the Nonhyeon neighborhood of Seoul’s Gangnam District.
On the time, Lee Kyung Kyu was driving another person’s automotive as a result of a parking attendant’s mistake, and the automotive in query was reported as suspected of being stolen. When the police who discovered him examined him for medication utilizing a reagent check package, the check got here again optimistic. After the Nationwide Forensic Service additionally reported a optimistic check outcome, the police went from investigating the case to formally reserving him.
Lee Kyung Kyu’s company responded by explaining, “[Lee Kyung Kyu] has been affected by panic dysfunction for 10 years and has constantly been present process remedy in accordance along with his physician’s prescription.” They continued, “The night time earlier than the incident, he immediately skilled signs and took his prescribed remedy, however his situation worsened, and the next day, he wound up driving himself to the physician for remedy whereas not in good situation.”
“The entire drugs he took had been legally prescribed via a specialist’s prognosis, and on the day of the incident, he personally confirmed the police the remedy in query,” mentioned the company. “Nobody is taking this incident extra significantly than Lee [Kyung Kyu], and he’s reflecting deeply on it.”
Nonetheless, the police said, “Even when he took unusual prescription remedy, he can nonetheless be charged with drug-impaired driving.”
Article 45 of the Highway Visitors Act prohibits driving when there’s a danger that the affect of medicine might intervene with one’s driving capacity. Even when the medication in query had been prescription remedy, fees of drug-impaired driving should still apply if Lee Kyung Kyu selected to drive whereas his focus and cognitive capacity had been impaired.
