"Police Thought He Was the Culprit" Lee Cheonsu Shares Cheerful Account of Catching Drunk Hit-and-Run Offender

On the 4th, chased about 1km to catch a drunk hit-and-run suspect
Plans to donate all reward money and video earnings

Lee Cheon-su (42), a former national soccer player who received a plaque of appreciation and a reward from the police for catching a drunk hit-and-run driver, shared the behind-the-scenes story of the incident.

On the 6th, Lee Cheon-su spoke about the situation in which he and his manager caught the hit-and-run driver speeding on Olympic-daero through his YouTube channel 'Richunsu,' and expressed his intention to donate the reward money.

Former national soccer player Lee Cheon-su (right) and his manager Ji Byung-su (left) shared a story on their YouTube channel 'Richunsu' about catching a drunk hit-and-run driver on the 4th.
[Photo by YouTube channel 'Richunsu']

Earlier, on the 4th at around 10:50 PM, Lee Cheon-su caught a man in his 40s who had caused a traffic accident with a taxi while drunk near Dongjak Station on Olympic-daero in Seoul and fled the scene, handing him over to the police.

At the time, Lee Cheon-su was riding in a car heading home when he heard the taxi driver's voice shouting to catch the hit-and-run driver, and immediately got out of the car. He ran about 1 km to catch the suspect. His manager, Ji Byung-su (33), also stopped the car on the shoulder and chased the suspect together with Lee Cheon-su.

Lee Cheon-su recounted, "The drunk driver went up Dongjak Bridge. My manager and I were climbing the uphill and it was so tough that our eyes met and we told each other to go faster." He added, "The drunk driver also saw us following him." He continued, "Then he dropped something. I hesitated whether to pick it up or not, but gave up and sat on the guardrail."

He said, "My manager caught the drunk driver, and when I went down toward the taxi driver, he recognized me and asked, 'Aren't you Lee Cheon-su?'" He added, "The drunk driver kept apologizing and was worried, asking if there was much damage from the accident."

Lee Cheon-soo said, "The drunk driver went up Dongjak Bridge. While the manager and I were going uphill, it was so difficult that our eyes met, and we told each other to hurry." [Photo by YouTube channel 'Richunsoo']

Lee Cheon-su also shared the reason why he quickly left the scene after handing over the drunk driver to the promptly arriving police. He said, "I was embarrassed because the police thought I was the culprit, so I left first." He laughed, saying, "At that moment, I wondered, 'Why does that officer's expression look like that?' So I waved my hands saying, 'It's not me.'"

Meanwhile, the Seoul Dongjak Police Station decided to present Lee Cheon-su with a certificate of appreciation and a reward. The reward was reported to be about 800,000 KRW. The police are currently coordinating the date for the award ceremony with Lee Cheon-su's side.

Lee Cheon-su also expressed his intention to donate the reward money he receives from this incident. He said, "It was a natural thing to do, but it seems to have become an issue because it was the country," and added, "I plan to donate all the reward money and video earnings to a foundation supporting the children of fallen police officers."

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