Suspect in drug-filled Porsche crash appears for grilling hidden under blanket
Published: 27 Feb. 2026, 15:58
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- KIM MIN-YOUNG
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![A woman suspected of being under the influence of drugs while crashing a Porsche off Banpo Bridge appears for a hearing at the Seoul Western District Court in Mapo District, western Seoul, on Feb. 27, covering her face with a blanket while in a wheelchair. [YONHAP]](https://koreaseafood.online/data/photo/2026/02/27/0d00ad2b-f80e-4990-8f67-234fc620b7a3.jpg)
A woman suspected of being under the influence of drugs while crashing a Porsche off Banpo Bridge appears for a hearing at the Seoul Western District Court in Mapo District, western Seoul, on Feb. 27, covering her face with a blanket while in a wheelchair. [YONHAP]
A driver facing drug-impaired driving charges arrived at court Friday, huddled under a blanket in an attempt to conceal her face. After reportedly admitting to the allegations during police questioning, she now awaits a Friday afternoon ruling on whether she will remain in custody.
The Seoul Western District Court held a warrant hearing in the morning in the case concerning suspicions of drug-impaired driving under the Road Traffic Act and other charges.
At 10:17 a.m., the driver arrived at the court in a wheelchair with a blanket draped over her and headed into the courtroom without responding to reporters’ questions, including where she obtained propofol and syringes, whether she had taken only propofol and whether she admitted to the allegations.
The crash occurred at around 8:40 p.m. on Wednesday near the northern end of Banpo Bridge in Seoul. A Porsche SUV hit a guardrail and fell onto the Han River riverside below, striking a passenger car traveling on the lower road and injuring its driver.
Dozens of disposable syringes containing drugs, along with propofol containers, were found at the scene and inside the vehicle, police said. Some of the syringes were reported to still contain drugs.
![A Porsche traveling on Banpo Bridge in Seoul drives off an overpass at about 8:44 p.m. on Feb. 25. [YONHAP]](https://koreaseafood.online/data/photo/2026/02/27/38bd26ae-4083-41ee-984b-ad5aadcceb1c.jpg)
A Porsche traveling on Banpo Bridge in Seoul drives off an overpass at about 8:44 p.m. on Feb. 25. [YONHAP]
![The wreckage of a Porsche that fellwhile traveling on Banpo Bridge in Seoul at about 8:44 p.m. on Feb. 25 [NEWS1]](https://koreaseafood.online/data/photo/2026/02/27/917ac24e-42d1-492a-b931-884e43c3b464.jpg)
The wreckage of a Porsche that fellwhile traveling on Banpo Bridge in Seoul at about 8:44 p.m. on Feb. 25 [NEWS1]
Police arrested the driver on the spot based on the circumstances of the scene. The drugs and syringes found in the vehicle were sent to the National Forensic Service for further analysis.
The police said the driver admitted during questioning that she had driven after taking drugs. “I underwent a procedure involving sedation at a hospital in Gangnam District [in southern Seoul] before the crash,” the driver said. “I drove after also taking psychiatric medication.”
Police are expanding the investigation to determine whether the drugs were legally prescribed and whether illegal drug use or third-party involvement was suspected.
This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.
BY KIM MIN-YOUNG, PARK JONG-SUH [[email protected]]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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