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Banpo Bridge crash passenger accused of supplying controlled substances to driver

Published: 09 Mar. 2026, 18:33

A woman suspected of being under the influence of drugs while driving a Porsche on Banpo Bridge and plunging it onto the Han River riverside, appears for a pre-arrest warrant hearing at the Seoul Western District Court in Mapo District, western Seoul, on Feb. 27, covering her face with a blanket while seated in a wheelchair. [NEWS1]

Police have requested a pretrial detention warrant for a former nursing assistant accused of supplying controlled substances to the Porsche driver who recently crashed off a bridge while driving under the influence of drugs.

The Seoul Yongsan Police Precinct filed for the warrant on Friday on charges of violating the Narcotics Control Act.

The assistant is accused of handing controlled substances to the Porsche driver involved in the drug-impaired crash. She turned herself in on March 2 and was in the passenger seat at the time of the accident.

The driver is believed to have met the assistant while moving from hospital to hospital to obtain prescriptions for propofol and other drugs, according to police.

Police suspect the assistant may have illegally used propofol inside the car shortly before the crash. She claims that she only delivered the drugs, but police are continuing their investigation into the possibility that she helped administer them or took them together with the driver.

A Porsche traveling on Banpo Bridge in Seoul falls onto the Han River riverside below at about 8:44 p.m. on Feb. 25. [YONHAP]

Police plan to focus their investigation on whether she actually used the drugs and how she came to distribute propofol.

Earlier, at around 8:40 p.m. on Feb. 25, the driver crashed a Porsche into a guardrail on Banpo Bridge while under the influence of drugs, sending the vehicle plunging onto a riverside area of the Han River near Jamsu Bridge.

Police arrested the driver and forwarded her to the prosecution on charges of violating the Narcotics Control Act, driving under the influence of drugs under the Road Traffic Act, and dangerous driving resulting in death.

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 JEONG JAE-HONG [[email protected]]