According to the police, the Seoul Yongsan Police Station referred Suga to the Seoul Western District Prosecutors’ Office at around 2 PM on August 30th without detention, under suspicion of violating the Road Traffic Act for drunk driving.
Suga is accused of drunk driving an electric scooter on the streets of Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu at around 11:15 PM on August 6th. Under the Road Traffic Act, electric scooters are classified as “vehicles”.
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At the time, Suga told the police that he had “only one beer”, but his blood alcohol concentration was found to be 0.227%, significantly exceeding the license revocation threshold of 0.08%.
Suga appeared at the police station on August 23rd, 17 days after the incident, where he underwent a three-hour investigation and admitted to the charges.
Suga, who enlisted in March for basic military training at the Nonsan Training Center in Chungcheongnam-do, is currently serving as a public service worker. His scheduled discharge date is in June 2025.
Source: Nate