Broadcaster MC Dingdong Arrested After Fleeing Scene Following Police Car Collision

[Asia Economy Reporter Gong Byung-sun] Broadcaster MC Dingdong (43, real name Heo Yong-woon), who fled after ramming a police car when caught for drunk driving, has been arrested.

Seoul Jongam Police Station announced on the 6th that Heo, who was booked on charges of violating the Road Traffic Act (drunk driving), obstruction of official duties, and injury caused by obstruction of official duties, has been detained.

On February 17th at around 9:30 p.m., Heo was caught by police near Hawolgok-dong, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, while driving in a heavily intoxicated state. However, he did not comply with the police's stop request and attempted to flee. During this process, he is also accused of ramming a police car and threatening officers.

The police chased Heo for about four hours and apprehended him around 2 a.m. The breathalyzer test showed that Heo's blood alcohol concentration was above the license cancellation level (0.08%).

Seoul Jongam Police Station applied for an arrest warrant for Heo at the Seoul Northern District Court on the 30th of last month, and the court held a pre-arrest suspect hearing (warrant review) the day before and issued the arrest warrant.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.