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Pirates infielder Jung Ho Kang charged after DUI accident in South Korea

Pirates infielder Jung Ho Kang has been charged with leaving the scene of a DUI accident in Seoul, South Korea, on Friday.

According to Naver.com, the No. 1 news site in South Korea, police in Seoul's Gangnam section reported Kang was involved in an accident about 2:45 a.m. local time while driving to his hotel. The news site reported he had been drinking alcohol at a Samsung dong ho, and his blood alcohol content reportedly measured 0.084 percent.

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The legal limit for DUI in South Korea is 0.