Honking Then Overtaking Followed by Sudden Braking... 20-Year-Old Fined for Retaliatory Driving View original image

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Ju Cheol-in] Judge Kim Cho-ha of Criminal Division 7 at Changwon District Court announced on the 26th that he sentenced A (23), who was tried on charges of retaliatory driving (special intimidation), to a fine of 1.5 million won.


A is accused of retaliatory driving after becoming angry when a vehicle coming from the opposite direction honked while he was making a U-turn on a road near a gas station in Jinhae-gu, Changwon City on February 2.


He rapidly accelerated his car, overtook the honking vehicle, and then abruptly braked three times in front of it.



Judge Kim stated, “Considering the circumstances of the defendant’s crime and his attitude afterward, the nature of the crime is not good,” and added, “Taking into account that he reached a settlement with the victim and that this is his first offense, the sentence is determined.”


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