Prosecutors said Thursday that they have summarily indicted Nichkhun Buck Horvejkul, a Thai-American member of South Korean pop group 2PM, and are seeking 4 million won
(US$3,525) in fines for driving under the influence of alcohol in Seoul.
The 23-year-old, often known as Nichkhun, got into a fender-bender with a motorcycle at around 2:45 a.m. on July 24 in southern Seoul‘s upscale Gangnam area, prosecutors said. He was tested at the scene and found to have a blood alcohol concentration of 0.056 percent, a level that could lead to the suspension of his driver’s license.
“Nichkhun was subject to a summary indictment because he had reached a settlement with a victim who was not severely injured,” a prosecution official said, adding that Nichkhun has not been summoned for questioning.
Since his debut on 2PM‘s first album in 2008, Nichkhun has become one of the most beloved entertainers in the country and recently appeared in a Thai film, “Seven Something.”
(Yonhap News)
