The incident occurred earlier today on March 21, when a 200 million won (approx. $180,000 USD) Audi R8 crashed into a taxi, pushed it forward, and started a chain reaction of rear-end collisions in the Gangnam District of Seoul. A total of five cars got involved in the accident and 10 people were injured.
The driver of the Audi R8 is identified as 30-year-old Yeon. Police found that he had a blood alcohol content (BAC) of 0.106% (the limit for legally driving in South Korea is a BAC of 0.05%). According to reports, Yeon hurled insults at the police while being investigated.
Yeon was not alone in his car, however. Witnesses claimed that the intoxicated woman sitting in his passenger's seat was a famous girl group member. At the 0:55 mark in the clip above, although the passengers face is blurred, she can be heard saying, "To my friend, I...," before covering her face.
A witness tells 'channel A' in the clip above at the 1:00 mark, "The XXX member got her forehead and elbow scratched so she went to the hospital. Her agency will probably try to evade the issue. It's obvious because her identity isn't being revealed and she lowers her head when pictures are being taken."
The police confirmed that they were not releasing the name of the passenger to neither the public nor the victims.
Meanwhile, Yeon apparently told the police, "[The passenger] is my girlfriend; you can't reveal her name. Her name has the letter 'J' in it."
Some netizens have already started guessing that the girl group member in question may be SPICA's Jiwon, as her name consists of the letter 'J' and some claim that the blurred picture used in the news clip looks like her.
Whoever it is, we hope she, as well as the other victims, will be alright!
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