by REERA YOO | @reeraboo
editor@charactermedia.com
Ladies’ Code’s former road manager, Mr. Park, has been sentenced to 1 year and 2 months in prison for speeding and causing the accident that claimed the lives of Go Eun Bi (EunB), 21, and Kwon Rise, 23.
According to Judge Jung Young Hun, the 27-year-old manager had failed to reach an agreement with the families of the deceased before the trial. Thus, the guilty verdict was handed down on Thursday.
On Sept. 3, Park was driving a van carrying the K-pop girl group and two staff members near the Yeongdong Expressway when the car slipped on the rain-drenched road and crashed into a guard rail. As a result, EunB died shortly after impact while Kwon passed away after undergoing 10 hours of emergency brain surgery. The other passengers, including Ladies’ Code members Sojung, Ashely and Zuny, received minor to critical injuries.
Polaris Entertainment, Ladies’ Code’s talent agency, initially said in a statement that the accident was caused by the vehicle malfunction. Park told the police that the rear wheel came off before the van hit the guard rail, but the National Institute of Scientific Investigation (NISI) concluded that speeding was the cause of the accident and that the wheel popped out after the collision.
According to Star News, Park eventually confessed to speeding and said he called emergency services immediately after the crash.
Ladies’ Code debuted in 2013 and had made a comeback with their single “Kiss Kiss” a few months before the accident occurred. EunB and Kwon were best friends and roommates.
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Photo courtesy of Polaris Entertainment
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