A man who was caught late last month for driving under the influence of alcohol and crashing his vehicle in the Seoul district turned out to be Park Gyu-ri's boyfriend, a member of the K-pop girl band KARA.
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| KARA's Park Gyu-ri Girlfriend Detained, Drunk Driving and Hit Another Vehicle. (Photo: celebrities.id/koreatimes) |
According to the police, the man has been identified as Song Ja-ho, an art curator in his 20s and the CEO of Gangnam-based platform operator Pica Project.
It is known that Song Ja-ho is the eldest grandson of Dongwon Construction founder, Song Seung Hun.
Reporting the Korea Times on Thursday (7/1/2021), Song Ja-ho has been detained and is now at the Gangnam Police Station. He is alleged to have been driving drunk and rammed his car into a parked vehicle, then fled the scene.
Due to his high blood alcohol content, the police revoked his driving license. He even forced a female passenger not to leave her car. Police are currently investigating all the allegations.
Prior to the incident, Song met the woman, who according to his attorney was a business partner. Met at a restaurant in Cheongdam area, after drinking there, he called the chauffeur service, but the driver said that he didn't know how to drive Mr. Song's car. Song then drove his own car with his partner.
According to reports, after leaving the restaurant parking lot, he immediately crashed his car, but did not get out of the car to inspect the damage. Instead, he told the valet parking attendant to contact the insurance company and fled immediately. However, Mr. Song was arrested by police officers who were patrolling the parking lot.
Song's legal representative, Daeho Law Firm, said that Song had admitted to drunk driving and expressed regret. But Song denied allegations that he locked a woman in his car.
"He was just trying to find a place on the side of the road where it was safe for him to leave the car." Regarding accusations that he was driving the wrong way, the law firm said Song "does not remember doing that." Song's law firm said.
Song has officially announced that he is dating Park, the leader of Girl Group, KARA. Park also posted on his Instagram account a photo of himself with Song in December 2019.
Park Gyuri, a former member of the popular girl group KARA, decided to resign after Goo Hara, another member of KARA, committed suicide after being involved in a legal dispute with her boyfriend involving allegations of physical violence which caused public outrage. /celebrities.id
