[Dispatch=Reporter Lee Myeong-joo] It’s unclear if the glass deceived him. Kim Ho-jung is reported to have stated, “I lifted the glass at a drinking establishment after visiting, but I did not drink.”
The police may have been deceived as well. Lee Kwang-deok, CEO of Thought Entertainment, explained the reason for the hit-and-run, saying, “(Kim Ho-jung) seemed to have severe panic and made a wrong judgment.”
However, he couldn’t escape the CCTV. Kim Ho-jung was caught on CCTV in Sinsa-dong, Seoul, 5 minutes after the accident. He was walking slowly and talking to someone.
His movements were different from typical panic disorders. Neither seizures nor anxiety were visible on the CCTV. He walked calmly without losing his composure.
His appearance 1 hour before the accident was also captured on CCTV. After finishing the first round of drinks, Kim Ho-jung called a designated driver. If he only touched the glass, why did he call a designated driver?
(After finishing the first round, Kim Ho-jung called a designated driver to go home. Then, he went to a second round of drinking. At that time, he himself drove and crossed the centerline.)
Kim Ho-jung’s side continues to repeat that “drunk driving is absolutely not true.” However, as the police investigation progresses, suspicions regarding drunk driving are increasing.
The explanation from the agency also keeps changing. It shifted from “the manager voluntarily reported” to “CEO Lee Kwang-deok instructed,” and from “originally, there was no dashcam memory” to “the manager chose to discard it based on their own judgment.”
Kim Ho-jung’s next actions are also out of common sense. He took the manager’s car to head to a hotel in Gyeonggi Province. The police suspect this as an act of destroying evidence to avoid drunk driving tests.
There are suspicions that staff members of the agency, including CEO Lee Kwang-deok, systematically covered up the accident. If involved in concealing the accident, charges of obstructing police investigation and aiding and abetting a fugitive will be added.
On the other hand, on the 9th, Kim Ho-jung collided with a taxi traveling towards him over the centerline. However, he did not take any measures and fled the scene. In order to cover up the details such as drunk driving, the police conducted a forced investigation.
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