“Hastily Hid Something After Checking It”... Go Kyung-pyo’s Suspicious Hand Gesture Captured on CCTV Right After Drunk-Driving Crash

[Financial News] Additional CCTV footage showing actor Go Kyung-pyo (36) in the moments after he crashed into a garbage truck that was working while driving so drunk that his blood alcohol level was high enough to warrant license revocation has been released. The footage shows Go hurriedly putting an object he was holding inside his coat as responding police officers approached, sparking controversy.

On the 14th, MBC’s Newsdesk reported CCTV footage of the scene of Go Kyung-pyo’s drunk-driving crash, filmed from another angle.
The released footage shows a person believed to be a sanitation worker following the passenger car Go was driving, as well as Go getting out of the car, looking it over and checking the area where it had been hit. Another CCTV camera captured Go’s actions as he stood on the sidewalk after police arrived. Go was checking something in his hand when an officer approached. He quickly put the object inside his coat, then brought both hands together in front of him and looked at the police.
It has not been confirmed what Go put inside his coat or why he acted as he did. Online reactions to the footage are divided, with some saying, “His behavior looks suspicious, as if he were hurriedly hiding something,” while others argue, “He simply put it in his pocket naturally when someone approached; we shouldn’t jump to conclusions.”
Earlier that day, at around 3:30 a.m., Go was driving his passenger car under the influence on a road in Donggyo-dong, Mapo District, Seoul, when he crashed into a garbage truck that was working. There were no passengers in his car. A breath test found that Go’s blood alcohol concentration was 0.150%, nearly twice the license-revocation threshold of 0.08%.
His agency, CL& Company, issued an official apology, saying, “We sincerely apologize to those who were harmed by actor Go Kyung-pyo’s drunk-driving crash and to everyone who was disappointed.” It added, “We acknowledge our wrongdoing and are deeply reflecting on it. We will humbly accept any penalties imposed in the future and do our utmost to make amends for the harm caused.”
The crash immediately set off alarm bells in the broadcasting and performance industries. MBC’s Hangout with Yoo, which aired that day, edited out all of Go’s individual comments, while tvN’s Sixth Sense: B-Side also decided to edit out as much of his appearance as possible from the remaining episodes.

The fallout has also reached his upcoming projects, including tvN’s The Village Barber 2, set to premiere on the 29th, and TVING’s The Great Escape: Urban Legends, scheduled for release next month. A solo fan meeting that was scheduled to take place in Nonhyeon-dong, Seoul, on the 21st was abruptly canceled.
Public criticism is growing even stronger as attention has returned to Go’s past role as an ambassador for traffic accident prevention, to which he was appointed in 2023, and his calls for safe driving, saying, “No drunk driving or speeding.” Police are investigating the exact circumstances of the crash, with Go having returned home after being questioned.

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