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A driver in their 20s was sentenced to prison for reckless driving that caused a fatal accident involving a motorcycle.

[Asia Economy Kang Wooseok Intern Reporter] The court sentenced a man in his 20s to prison on the 4th for causing a fatal accident by engaging in reckless driving against a motorcycle.

The Ulsan District Court Criminal Division 3 (Presiding Judge Kim Yonghee) sentenced Mr. A, who was tried on charges including violation of the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes, to 1 year and 6 months in prison.

Mr. A was indicted on charges of causing a fatal accident by reckless driving against a motorcycle carrying two teenagers on a two-lane road in Ulsan in the early morning of June 2020.

While driving on the road, Mr. A followed and threatened the motorcycle after it quickly overtook him and drove in the opposite lane. He demanded the motorcycle driver, teenager Mr. B, and passenger Mr. C to stop, but when Mr. B did not comply and left, Mr. A followed for about 200 meters while engaging in reckless driving.

At an intersection, Mr. B violated traffic signals to avoid Mr. A's vehicle and collided with another vehicle moving according to the normal signal. As a result, motorcycle driver Mr. B died, and passenger Mr. C was seriously injured. It was investigated that Mr. A left the scene without providing aid to them.

In court, Mr. A stated that he only followed for the purpose of conversation and did not intentionally engage in reckless driving.

The court stated, "If Mr. A had not obstructed or threatened the normal lane entry, the accident would not have occurred," but also considered "the fact that the victim could have entered the normal lane by other means and that he increased speed to pass through the red light at the intersection," explaining the sentencing rationale.

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