'Motorcycle Fatal Accident' Broadcaster Park Sin-young Fined 15 Million Won in First Trial

Broadcaster Park Shin-young Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] Broadcaster Park Shin-young (32), who is accused of causing a traffic accident with a motorcycle that resulted in the death of the other driver, was sentenced to a fine in the first trial.

Judge Jeong In-jae of Criminal Division 5 at the Seoul Western District Court sentenced Park, who was tried for causing death under the Special Act on Traffic Accident Handling, to a fine of 15 million won.

Judge Jeong said, "Considering that the defendant sincerely repents and reflects, has no prior criminal record, and has reached a settlement with the bereaved family," he imposed a lighter sentence than the prosecution's demand.

Park was indicted at the end of August on charges of causing the death of a delivery worker in his 50s after colliding with a motorcycle that entered the intersection on a red light while she was going straight on a yellow light at the intersection in front of Sangam Elementary School in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, at 10:28 a.m. on May 10. Neither driver was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident.

The prosecution stated, "Although the victim also bears some fault in the accident, the defendant's speeding and signal violation are serious," and requested a one-year prison sentence for Park.

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