Pop artist Nancy Lang booked on drunk-driving suspicion at license-revocation level
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- Police in Seoul booked pop artist and broadcaster Nancy Lang on suspicion of driving under the influence early on Sept. 8.
- Police said her blood alcohol level reportedly reached the threshold for license revocation and that they are investigating the circumstances.
Pop artist and broadcaster Nancy Lang, whose real name is Park Hye-ryeong, was caught driving while heavily intoxicated, police said.
The Gangnam Police Station in Seoul said on Sept. 8 that it had booked Lang on suspicion of violating the Road Traffic Act through drunk driving. She allegedly drove after drinking at about 3:45 a.m. in Seoul’s Gangnam district.
Police responded after receiving a report to the 112 emergency line. Her blood alcohol concentration reportedly reached the level at which a driver’s license can be revoked. Investigators are examining the precise circumstances of the incident.
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