"This Is Habitual"... 20s Sentenced to Prison After Fleeing Scene Following 5th Drunk Driving Accident

A driver with four previous DUI convictions was caught driving under the influence again and was sentenced to prison.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Seohyun] A man in his 20s with a prior record of four punishments for drunk driving was prosecuted for causing a traffic accident while driving under the influence again and was sentenced to prison in the first trial.

On the 28th, the Chuncheon District Court Criminal Division 2 (Presiding Judge Park Jinyoung) announced that it sentenced A (29) to 1 year and 4 months in prison on charges of violating the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. of Specific Crimes (hit-and-run causing injury) and the Road Traffic Act (drunk driving).

On March 20th at around 2:09 a.m., A was driving a passenger car in a state of severe intoxication with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.172% on a road in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, when he collided with B (22)'s vehicle, which was stopped ahead on the road.

B, who was inside the vehicle, was injured in the accident, but A fled the scene without taking necessary measures such as providing aid to B.

The court stated, "The defendant caused a traffic accident resulting in injury to the victim and committed the crime of fleeing without taking necessary measures, which is a serious offense."

It added, "Considering that the defendant has a history of four criminal punishments for drunk driving over the past approximately 10 years and that the blood alcohol concentration was considerably high, there is substantial reason to impose a period of incarceration to help the defendant break the habit of drunk driving."

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