20s Impersonating Friend After Unlicensed Driving... Suspended Prison Sentence in First Trial

A man in his 20s who impersonated a friend after being caught driving without a license was sentenced to a suspended prison term in the first trial.

According to the legal community on the 8th, the Seoul Western District Court Criminal Division 11 (Presiding Judge Jeong In-jae) sentenced A (20) to one year in prison with a two-year suspension last month on the 23rd for violating the Road Traffic Act (driving without a license), the Resident Registration Act, and forgery of a signature. The court explained the sentencing by stating, "The defendant has a history of multiple punishments for driving without a license and theft," but also considered "the defendant’s remorse and the fact that the theft victim does not wish to press charges."

A is accused of driving about 2 km without a license on a road in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul, at around 1:30 a.m. on April 19 last year. After being caught by the police and asked to provide personal information, he gave the resident registration number of his friend B and is also charged with forging and using B’s signature on a factual statement. Additionally, he is accused of stealing 200,000 won in cash from another victim’s handbag in Eunpyeong-gu on August 23 last year.

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