According to reports out of Korea, Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Jung Ho Kang has been arrested in Seoul after fleeing the scene of a DUI arrest:
Breaking: #Pirates 3B Jung Ho Kang charged with leaving the scene of a DUI accident in Seoul on Friday, Dec. 2.
— Jeeho Yoo (@Jeeho_1) December 1, 2016
https://twitter.com/sung_minkim/status/804466403008909312
https://twitter.com/sung_minkim/status/804468857599496192
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Re: Jung Ho Kang situation, his blood alcohol content was 0.084%, subject to license suspension. The legal limit is 0.05%.
— Jeeho Yoo (@Jeeho_1) December 2, 2016
Jung Ho Kang was arrested for DUI and leaving the scene of accident. Accident/arrest took place 2:48am local time.
— Daniel Kim 대니얼 김 (@DanielKimW) December 2, 2016
Kang told police he wasnt the driver, but police looker thru black box in his vehicle and was able to confirm that he was at the wheels.
— Daniel Kim 대니얼 김 (@DanielKimW) December 2, 2016
ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick reports that the Pirates are “looking into the report”, and will release a statement later tonight:
The #Pirates say they're looking into the report of Jung Ho Kang leaving scene of a DUI incident, and will issue a statement later tonight.
— Jerry Crasnick (@jcrasnick) December 2, 2016
This is the second time of 2016 that Kang has been in the news for the wrong reasons, as he was investigated by Chicago police earlier in the year for an alleged sexual assault.
We’ll update the post with the Pirates’ statement and any further notable information.
