Woman in Brain Death After Being Hit by 'Apgujeong Rolls-Royce' Eventually Dies

Death on the 25th... Funeral Procedures Completed on the 27th
Prosecution Changes Indictment to Hit-and-Run Manslaughter under Special Act

A victim who was seriously injured in the so-called 'Apgujeong Rolls-Royce' traffic accident, where a Rolls-Royce vehicle charged onto the sidewalk in Apgujeong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, has finally passed away about four months after the incident.

On the 27th, the victim's legal representative stated, "At around 5 a.m. on the 25th, the victim, Mr. A (27), passed away due to cardiac arrest caused by low blood pressure," adding, "The funeral was held on the morning of the 27th, and all funeral procedures have been completed." Mr. A was the victim hit by the Rolls-Royce driven by the suspect, Mr. Shin (28), on August 2. Following Mr. A's death, the prosecution submitted a request on the same day to amend the indictment against Mr. Shin, who was charged with hit-and-run injury under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes, to hit-and-run causing death under the same law.

Shin Mo, who is accused of causing an accident and injuring a pedestrian while driving under the influence of drugs, is seen leaving after completing the pre-trial detention hearing at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul, on August 11.
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Mr. Shin was arrested and indicted in September on charges of hit-and-run injury under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes after driving a Rolls-Royce and crashing onto the sidewalk near Exit 4 of Apgujeong Station in Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, at around 8:10 p.m. on August 2, leaving Mr. A in a brain-dead state and fleeing without providing aid. On the day of the incident, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., he received two doses of psychotropic drugs, including midazolam and diazepam, at a nearby plastic surgery clinic and drove the car in a condition that made normal driving difficult, resulting in the accident.

After the accident, Mr. Shin was seen handling his mobile phone inside the vehicle and only partially clearing debris from the building before leaving the scene about six minutes later, leaving the victim behind. He claimed he went to the plastic surgery clinic to request help for the victim, but the prosecution believes he left the scene to coordinate his story with the hospital regarding drug administration. A preliminary police drug test conducted immediately after the accident detected ketamine, a psychotropic drug, in Mr. Shin's system, and a subsequent detailed examination by the National Forensic Service revealed a total of seven types of psychotropic substances. He has a history of drug offenses twice in the past.

Meanwhile, on August 10, Mr. Shin appeared on the YouTube channel 'Caracula Detective Agency' and claimed that the Rolls-Royce he was driving at the time of the accident belonged to a close older brother and that the expensive watches he had flaunted were fake. When asked, "Then how did you make a lot of money?" he replied, "I did not make a lot of money."

At a trial held at the Seoul Central District Court on the 16th of last month, Mr. Shin admitted to charges of dangerous driving causing injury under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes and failure to take measures after an accident under the Road Traffic Act but denied the hit-and-run injury charge, stating, "I did not leave the scene with the intent to flee."

The next trial for Mr. Shin is scheduled for December 6.

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