70s Driver Causing Drunk Driving Fatal Accident... Suspended Sentence
Drunk Driving and Unprotected Left Turn... Motorcycle Collision Occurs
A driver in their 70s who caused a fatal accident due to drunk driving was sentenced to probation.
View original image[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kang Wooseok] A driver in his 70s who caused a fatal accident by hitting a motorcycle while driving under the influence was sentenced to a suspended sentence.
The Ulsan District Court Criminal Division 2 announced on the 16th that it sentenced Mr. A, who was on trial for violating the Special Act on the Treatment of Traffic Accidents, to one year in prison with a two-year suspension.
In May 2021, Mr. A was driving under the influence on a road in Ulsan when he made an unprotected left turn and collided with a motorcycle coming from the opposite lane.
The motorcycle driver, Mr. B, in his 30s, died in the accident.
At the time, Mr. A's blood alcohol concentration was 0.09%, which is higher than the license cancellation level of 0.08%.
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The court stated the sentencing reasons as "considering the settlement with the victim's family and the defendant's advanced age."
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