"Say It Was Your Brother"...Younger Brother Swapped Drivers After Drunk Driving Accident

Another Accident After 5 DUI Offenses
Sentenced to 1 Year Imprisonment... Taken into Custody in Court

A man in his 50s with a history of five prior punishments for drunk driving caused another drunk driving accident and, not satisfied with that, even swapped drivers with his older brother, resulting in a prison sentence and immediate detention in court.

On the 26th, the Chuncheon District Court Wonju Branch Criminal Division 1 (Chief Judge Kim Dohyung) announced that Mr. A (50), who was indicted without detention on charges of violating the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes (hit-and-run injury), violating the Road Traffic Act (failure to take measures after an accident), and instigating the concealment of a criminal, was sentenced to one year in prison and detained in court.

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On November 9th of last year, around 9:30 p.m., at an intersection in Wonju-si, Gangwon Province, Mr. A got out of his Carnival passenger car while the vehicle’s gear was still in Drive (D). Because of this, Mr. A’s vehicle collided with Mr. B’s K7 passenger car, which was stopped across the street, and Mr. A was charged with injuring Mr. B and three other passengers. It is known that this accident occurred while Mr. A was demanding that Mr. B move his car, which was stopped across the street.

At the time, Mr. A fled the scene without taking any measures after causing the traffic accident. To hide the fact that he was driving under the influence, he called his older brother, Mr. C, and asked him, "Come here and say you were driving instead." The indictment was also supplemented with charges of instigating the concealment of a criminal by making false statements to the police officers who responded to the report.

The court pointed out, "Mr. A caused an accident while driving under the influence again, despite having received two suspended prison sentences and three summary orders for drunk driving." The court further explained the sentencing rationale, stating, "He tried to hide this by requesting a so-called 'driver swap,' which is highly blameworthy, making a prison sentence unavoidable."

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