A former nursing assistant accused of handing over drugs to a driver who crashed off Banpo Bridge while driving a Porsche under the influence was arrested on the 10th.
The Seoul Western District Court held a pre-arrest suspect interrogation (warrant review) from 10:30 a.m. for A, a woman in her 30s accused of violating the Narcotics Control Act (psychotropic drugs), and issued an arrest warrant, saying there was concern about destruction of evidence and flight.
A left the court at about 10:52 a.m. after the warrant review. A wore a black long padded coat and a mask. A did not answer reporters' questions such as "Why did you hand over propofol," "Did you siphon off the drugs from the hospital where you worked," "Did you administer the drugs in the car," and "Why didn't you stop the driving," and got into a police transport vehicle.
A is accused of handing over drugs to B, the Porsche driver who caused the crash off Banpo Bridge while driving under the influence on the 25th. A turned herself in at Seoul Yongsan Police Station on the 2nd, saying that A had handed over a psychotropic drug to B.
A, a hospital employee, is known to have had business interactions with B, who is a head of a marketing agency and an influencer.
It was confirmed that A was in the vehicle with B on the day B caused the crash, and police are investigating whether A acted as an "injection aunt."
At about 8:44 p.m. on the 25th, B, while driving across Banpo Bridge, broke through the railing and fell, landing on a Mercedes on the Gangbyeonbuk-ro, then crashed again onto the Han River riverside. B and the driver of the Mercedes, a man in his 40s, suffered minor injuries and were taken to a hospital, and four vehicles were damaged.
Afterward, a large quantity of propofol injections, sedative anesthetics and disposable syringes were found in B's Porsche. Police arrested B on the spot on suspicion of drug-impaired driving under the Road Traffic Act and violating the Narcotics Control Act. The Western District Court issued an arrest warrant for B on the 27th, citing concerns about destruction of evidence and flight.