"Driver Given Suspended Sentence for Causing Accident in Retaliation After Front Car Didn't Move"

[Asia Economy Reporter Seoyoung Kwon] A man in his 30s who caused a traffic accident because the vehicle ahead did not yield was sentenced to a suspended prison term.

On the 14th, the Chuncheon District Court Criminal Division 3 (Presiding Judge Sooyoung Jung) announced that A (33), who was indicted on charges of special injury, was sentenced to 8 months in prison with a 2-year suspension. It was also added that A was ordered to perform 80 hours of community service and attend 40 hours of a safe driving lecture.

On December 4 last year, while driving on the Seoul-Yangyang Expressway tunnel in Dongsan-myeon, Chuncheon City, A overtook the vehicle ahead and cut in, then suddenly braked. In response, the victim’s vehicle also braked suddenly to avoid the accident, causing injuries requiring two weeks of treatment, including sprains to the shoulders and neck, to the driver B (33), his wife C (33), and their young child.

A committed the act because the victim’s vehicle did not yield while he was driving in the first lane at about 120 to 130 km/h. Although he denied intent and occurrence of injury, the court did not accept this based on the speed of each vehicle, A’s lane change method, and the victim’s medical certificate.

Presiding Judge Jung stated, "Although the motive for the crime was malicious and the method was quite dangerous, considering that the injury was not severe and the defendant’s family pledged to guide him, these factors were taken into account in sentencing."

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