Doctor Driving at 195km/h After Drinking... Hits Compact Car and Receives Suspended Sentence, Why?

Victim Suffers Sternum Fracture After Rear-Ending Car in Tunnel

A dentist who drove through a tunnel at a speed of 195 km/h while intoxicated and collided with a compact car ahead was sentenced to a suspended prison term.

According to a Yonhap News report on the 5th, the Changwon District Court Criminal Division 2 (Judge Shin Dong-ho) announced that it sentenced a dentist in his 50s, Mr. A, who was indicted on charges including dangerous driving causing injury, to one year in prison with a two-year suspension. The court also ordered Mr. A to pay a fine of 1 million won and attend 40 hours of a law-abiding driving lecture.

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Mr. A was indicted for driving his Porsche Panamera passenger car inside a tunnel in Changwon City, Gyeongnam Province, at around 2:30 p.m. last October with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.074%, and colliding with a Spark vehicle ahead. Investigations revealed that at the time of the accident, Mr. A was driving at a speed of 195 km/h, exceeding the speed limit of 80 km/h by 115 km/h. As a result of the accident, the driver of the Spark vehicle, Mr. B, in his 30s, suffered injuries including a fractured sternum.

The court pointed out, "The extent of the victim's injuries is severe, and Mr. A has a prior record of drunk driving, indicating a high risk in the offense." Regarding the sentencing reasons, the court explained, "However, the victim and the defendant reached a settlement, and the defendant's age and circumstances were comprehensively considered."

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