A Drunk 60-Year-Old Driving in Zigzag... Caught for 6th DUI Offense

Court: "Habitual Drunk Driving... Need for Strict Punishment"

A man in his 60s who repeatedly committed drunk driving was sentenced to 3 years and 6 months in prison.

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Seul-gi] A man in his 60s who was caught driving under the influence six times has been sentenced to prison.

The Chuncheon District Court Wonju Branch Criminal Division 2 (Judge Lee Ji-soo) announced on the 26th that it sentenced Mr. A (63), who was indicted for violating the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes (dangerous driving causing injury) and the Road Traffic Act (drunk and unlicensed driving), to 3 years and 6 months in prison.

Mr. A was charged with driving his passenger car in a state of severe intoxication with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.264% at around 12:18 PM on March 26 at an intersection in Wonju, where he collided with Mr. B's (49) stationary passenger car, causing injuries that required two weeks of medical treatment for Mr. B.

Investigations revealed that before the accident, Mr. A drove about 1 km while crossing the center line and driving in a zigzag pattern.

Afterward, Mr. A's driver's license was revoked, but he again took the wheel while heavily intoxicated. On May 27 at 5:39 PM, he was caught driving without a license with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.258%. At that time, Mr. A had driven about 12 km in a drunk and unlicensed state, then parked on the road and fell asleep.

Previously, Mr. A had been punished four times for drunk driving in 2004, 2014, 2015, and 2017. Notably, in 2015, he received a suspended prison sentence, and in 2017, he was sentenced to actual imprisonment.

The court stated the sentencing rationale, saying, "He habitually drove under the influence six times without much remorse, and the risk of reoffending is very high," and added, "Considering the dangers caused by drunk driving, strict punishment is necessary."

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