Drunk Driving Incident Involving Kiwoom Heroes Coach Lee Yong-kyu Caught on CCTV

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Lee Yong-kyu, a coach for the professional baseball team Kiwoom Heroes and a former national team player, has been involved in a drunk driving accident. In a state of severe intoxication, he struck two vehicles, including a police car, leaving two people injured. Coach Lee has expressed his intention to retire from professional baseball.

Reporter Jeong Ji-yeon has the story.

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Around 6:30 a.m. today (June 12), on a road in Guri, Gyeonggi Province.

Despite the traffic light turning red, a white passenger car speeds through the intersection.

Moments later, people emerge one by one, pointing toward where the vehicle headed.

[Witness: There was a loud noise. It sounded like a massive crash, 'bang, bang.' Two 119 ambulances arrived with their sirens blaring. The roadside was completely littered with car parts.]

The vehicle involved was a Porsche driven by Kiwoom Heroes coach Lee Yong-kyu.

The rear window was shattered to the point where the interior of the car was clearly visible, and debris from the accident was piled up on the side of the road.

The vehicle struck two others on the six-lane road. Police believe Coach Lee drove straight through a red light and collided with a car making a U-turn from the opposite direction.

Lee's vehicle only came to a stop after hitting a police car parked on the shoulder of the road.

Two people, including the driver of the U-turning vehicle and a police officer, were injured and received medical treatment.

At the time of the accident, Lee's blood alcohol concentration was at a level warranting license revocation. It is reported that he was on his way home after drinking with acquaintances.

Kiwoom Heroes stated that Coach Lee "expressed deep remorse for his actions, accepted full responsibility, and indicated his intention to end his professional career," adding that the club has accepted his resignation.

A former national team player, Lee spent 20 years as a professional baseball player before serving as a playing coach for the Kiwoom Heroes since the spring of last year.

The police have booked Coach Lee on charges of drunk driving and dangerous driving resulting in injury under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. of Specific Crimes, and are currently investigating the incident.

(Video reporting: Kim Young-hwan | Video editing: Chae Cheol-ho | Design: Hwang Se-yeon)
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