Haeundae 'Hallucination Speeding' Porsche 7-Car Pileup Driver Sentenced to 5 Years Imprisonment ... Porsche Confiscated

Busan District Court East Branch, Passenger Sentenced to 3 Years Imprisonment with 5 Years Probation

On September 14, 2020, a 7-vehicle collision occurred at an intersection near Jungdong Station in Haeundae-gu, Busan, injuring seven people including the drivers. [Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] A Porsche driver who caused a seven-vehicle pileup and collision while hallucinating under the influence of drugs in Haeundae, Busan, was sentenced to five years in prison. The Porsche vehicle he was driving in a hallucinatory state was also confiscated.

On the 16th, the Criminal Division 1 of the Eastern Branch of the Busan District Court (Presiding Judge Yeom Kyung-ho) sentenced Mr. A, a man in his 40s charged with violating the Narcotics Control Act and other charges, to five years in prison.

Mr. B, a man in his 40s who was a passenger and assisted the driving by providing synthetic marijuana to Mr. A at the time, was sentenced to three years in prison with a five-year probation.

Mr. A is accused of driving a Porsche in a hallucinatory state on September 14 last year at around 5:40 p.m., causing a seven-vehicle pileup from Jung-dong Urban Railway Haeundae Station to Jung-dong Station in Haeundae-gu, Busan. Prior to this, he also collided with two passenger cars consecutively near the Urban Railway Haeundae Station.

As a result of the accident that day, seven people sustained injuries of varying severity, including a motorcyclist passing nearby who was seriously injured.

Prosecutors' investigation revealed that Mr. A and Mr. B purchased and inhaled synthetic marijuana through Telegram.

The court explained, "Although the defendant’s judgment was impaired and he was in a mentally weak state due to the synthetic marijuana he took at the time, no reduction of charges or leniency is applied to those who cause their own mental weakness."

The court added, "Considering that the defendant used synthetic marijuana, which is restricted in domestic distribution, multiple times, caused a traffic accident with multiple victims, and directly opposed the prevention of additional crimes which is the purpose of drug crime regulation, severe punishment is necessary."

The court also explained the sentencing rationale by stating, "The passenger provided the drugs and caused the traffic accident, but considering his relatively minor involvement in the actual driving process, this was taken into account."

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