'Drunk Driving Accident' Cha Se-jji, Son of Cha Bum-geun, Receives Suspended Sentence in First Trial (2nd Report)

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[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] Cha Se-jji (34), son of former national soccer team coach Cha Bum-kun, was sentenced to a suspended prison term for causing an accident while driving under the influence.

On the 10th, Judge Jang Won-jung of the Seoul Central District Court Criminal Division 25 sentenced Cha, who was indicted for violating the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes (dangerous driving causing injury), to 1 year and 6 months in prison with a 3-year suspension.

He was also ordered to undergo 2 years of probation and attend 40 hours of a law-abiding driving lecture.

The court stated, "The defendant repeatedly drove under the influence and was nearly intoxicated at the time of the accident, which led to the collision," but added, "Fortunately, the severity of the accident and the victim's injuries were minor, and the victim reached a settlement and does not wish for the defendant to be punished."

Cha was indicted for crashing into a vehicle ahead of him while driving his car on a road in front of a restaurant in Buam-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, at around 11:40 p.m. on December 23 last year.

At the time, Cha's blood alcohol concentration was reportedly 0.246%, a level that results in license cancellation.

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