Daegu District Court Sentences 30s Woman to 3 Years 6 Months Imprisonment for Drunk Driving Causing Death of Early Morning 'Environmental Cleaner'

The scene of the accident that occurred around 3:43 a.m. on November 6 last year on the road near Suseong-gu Citizens' Stadium Station in Suseong-gu, Daegu.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongwook Park] A woman in her 30s was sentenced to a heavy prison term for driving a passenger car in a drunken state in downtown Daegu at dawn and colliding with a food waste collection vehicle, causing the death of a sanitation worker in his 50s.

The Daegu District Court, 2nd Criminal Division (Chief Judge Lee Ji-min), announced on the 16th that it sentenced A, who was tried on charges of causing death or injury by dangerous driving (violation of the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes) and other charges, to 3 years and 6 months in prison.

On November 6 last year, at around 3:43 a.m., A was driving a BMW passenger car while intoxicated and collided with a food waste collection vehicle on a road near Suseong-gu Citizens' Sports Complex Station in Suseong-gu.

As a result of the accident, a sanitation worker belonging to Suseong-gu Office who was riding at the rear of the garbage collection vehicle suffered a leg amputation injury and was taken to the hospital but died from excessive bleeding. At the time, A's blood alcohol concentration was at the license cancellation level (0.08% or higher).

The court explained the sentencing reason, saying, "The sentence was determined comprehensively considering that the defendant admitted the crime and is reflecting on it, and that some victims reached a settlement and forgave the defendant."

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