Pirates third baseman Jung Ho Kang was charged with leaving the scene of a DUI accident in Seoul, South Korea, according to a report from the Korean Yonhap News Agency.
The accident reportedly took place early Friday morning (in Korea Standard Time). Kang had a blood alcohol level of 0.084, according to the report, above the Korean legal limit of 0.05.
This is Kang's second legal issue this year. Chicago police investigated Kang on allegations that he sexually assaulted a 23-year-old woman in June, when the Pirates were in town to play the Cubs. Police said the woman met Kang through a dating app and came to the team hotel. Kang offered her a drink, she told police, and she slipped in and out of consciousness while Kang assaulted her.
As of September, the police had follow-up questions for the alleged victim but were having trouble contacting her.
Kang's agent, Alan Nero, declined to comment. The Pirates did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The Pirates signed Kang, 29, to a four-year contract worth $11 million with an option for 2019 prior to the 2015 season. He spent the previous nine seasons playing professionally in Korea.
