A man in his 20s injured a police officer and fled after being caught drunk driving again, sentenced to 2 years in prison

A man in his 20s was sentenced to prison for driving under the influence without a license again during his suspended sentence period for drunk driving, and injuring two police officers while fleeing after being caught by the police.
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[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Bong-ju] A man in his 20s was sentenced to prison for driving under the influence without a license again during a suspended sentence period for drunk driving, and injuring two police officers while fleeing after being caught by the police.

On the 3rd, the Ulsan District Court Criminal Division 12 (Chief Judge Kim Gwan-gu) sentenced A (26), who was tried on charges including obstruction of official duties causing injury and violation of the Road Traffic Act, to 2 years in prison in the first trial.

On February 1st at around 11:36 p.m., A drove a passenger car for about 5 km from Nam-gu to Jung-gu in Ulsan City with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.112%.

When police officers B and C, who were dispatched following a report suspecting drunk driving, caught A, he decided to flee and lied, saying, "There is something I need to take out of the car."

In response, Officer B and others opened the driver's door and held A by hand to get him into the car, but A suddenly moved the car back and forth in an attempt to escape.

During this process, Officer B and others hit a fence and sustained injuries requiring about two weeks of treatment.

A fled to a parking lot about 300 meters away but was caught.

It was investigated that A had a prior record of drunk driving, having been fined 7.5 million won in March 2014 and sentenced to 6 months in prison with a 2-year suspended sentence in February 2019.

The court explained the sentencing reason, stating, "The defendant committed drunk driving again during the suspended sentence period for imprisonment, and fled by driving the car during the crackdown, which is a very serious offense. Considering the relatively high blood alcohol concentration at the time, and the significant risk of his actions such as accelerating and turning sharply despite knowing that police officers were holding the door or standing close by."

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