SEOUL (REUTERS) – Seoul police have asked prosecutors to consider pressing charges against a member of hit South Korean boyband BTS over an October car crash, Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday (Dec 10), citing police officials.
Jung Kook, the group's main vocalist, was driving in central Seoul in October when he hit a taxi due to "an error on his part", manager Big Hit Entertainment said at the time.
The 22-year-old singer admitted violating traffic laws, reached an "amicable settlement" with the victim and was questioned by the police, the company said then.
But after determining that there was "serious negligence involved in the accident", police advised prosecutors to seek an indictment on charges of violating the Road Traffic Act and related laws, Yonhap reported on Tuesday, without elaborating.
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