BTS Suga reveals CCTV footage of him falling while speeding on the sidewalk after drinking alcohol
Aug 14, 2024
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On the 13th, Yonhap News TV released CCTV footage of Suga speeding through the sidewalk on a street in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul at around 11:10 p.m. on the 6th.
According to CCTV footage released at the time, Suga hit the boundary stone and fell while driving on the sidewalk. After police rioters on patrol discovered Suga, they asked a nearby police station for support.
Suga fell while riding an electric scooter near his home in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 6th. Police patrolling the neighborhood at the time conducted a sobriety test and found that the blood alcohol level was 0.227%, far above the license revocation standard (more than 0.08%).
The police did not recognize that Suga was a member of the BTS at the time, and they only took measures to return home after measuring the alcohol consumption without properly investigating Suga because he was intoxicated. The electric scooter that Suga drove was also not confiscated. Suga reportedly told police he drank about a glass of beer.
Police have begun administrative disposition procedures to revoke Suga's license. According to the Road Traffic Act, a person who has been denied a driver's license must return his or her driver's license to the head of the city and provincial police agency having jurisdiction over the address within seven days from the date the reason occurs.
If a person subject to the disposition of revocation of a driver's license submits a license, he/she may apply for issuance of a temporary driver's certificate to the head of the city and provincial police. The validity period of the temporary driver's certificate for the person subject to the revocation of the driver's license is within 40 days.
Usually, the revocation of a license is executed after the expiration of the temporary driving certificate. As a result, the revocation of Suga's license is expected to take about 40 days.
In addition, sugar's blood alcohol level is subject to aggravated punishment under the current law. According to the Road Traffic Act, if the blood alcohol level is 0.08% or higher, the license will be revoked, imprisoned for more than one year and less than two years, and fined more than 5 million won and less than 10 million won.
However, if the figure exceeds 0.2%, the punishment will be strengthened with imprisonment for more than two years and less than five years, and fines of more than 10 million won and less than 20 million won.
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However, it was a 'electric scooter' rather than a 'electric kickboard', and a breathalyzer was seen on the sidewalk, not in front of the house. He also said 'I drove for a while after a glass of beer', but the blood alcohol concentration was reported to be over 0.2%, raising suspicions that Suga intended to reduce the incident.
Suga entered the training center in Nonsan, Chungcheongnam-do in March to receive basic military training and is currently working as a social service worker. Suga's call-up date is June 2025.
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