Safety helmet, passenger capacity, and wrong-way driving violation,
On the afternoon of March 10, before the match between FC Seoul and Incheon United in the K League 1 at the Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul’s Jessi Lingard is sitting on the bench. Reporter Choi Juyeon,
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, ‘Former English Premier League (EPL) footballer Jessi Lingard of FC Seoul, was fined by the police for driving an electric scooter without a license.’,
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, ‘According to the police on the 19th, the Seoul Gangnam Police Station called Lingard in on the 18th afternoon for investigation into his unlicensed electric scooter driving. Based on Lingard’s statement and videos he uploaded, the police applied charges of △unlicensed driving △not wearing a safety helmet △exceeding passenger capacity △wrong-way driving, imposing a total fine of 190,000 won. Unlike driving a car (including motorcycles), unlicensed operation of personal mobility devices (PMDs) like scooters results in a fine payment without criminal charges, allowing for a swift resolution of the case.’,
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, ‘Earlier on the 16th, Lingard posted a video of himself riding an electric scooter on his social media. Due to his 18-month driving ban for drunk driving in the UK last September, Lingard faced controversy over unlicensed driving. According to the current law, to operate an electric scooter, one must have at least a moped license. In the video, Lingard was not wearing a helmet either.’,
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, ‘The police are also looking into whether Lingard was driving under the influence. An official from the police stated, “We have only imposed fines for the four charges visible in the video, and we plan to further investigate the issue of drunk driving based on additional evidence.” ‘,
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, ‘Upon the controversy, Lingard apologized on his social media on the 17th, stating, “I rode the electric scooter briefly and did not know the regulation that required wearing a helmet,” and “I also did not know that only licensed drivers could ride it.” ‘,
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