Unlicensed 50s Caught Drunk Driving Again, Gave Older Sister's Resident Registration Number 'Additional Punishment'

Blood Alcohol Level at License Revocation Threshold at the Time
Changwon District Court Sentences 1 Year 6 Months Prison with 3 Years Probation

A man in his 50s who tried to avoid arrest by giving his older sister's resident registration number after being caught driving without a license while intoxicated was sentenced to prison. On the 24th, Judge Lee Ha-yoon of the Criminal Division 7 of Changwon District Court announced that he sentenced Mr. A, in his 50s, who was indicted for violating the Road Traffic Act, to 1 year and 6 months in prison with a 3-year probation. He was also ordered to perform 200 hours of community service and attend 40 hours of a law-abiding driving lecture.

Mr. A was indicted on charges of identity theft after being caught driving without a license under the influence on a road in Jinhae-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongnam Province, in September last year, during which he gave his older sister's resident registration number and signed as her. At that time, Mr. A's blood alcohol concentration was 0.141%, which is at the license cancellation level.

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Mr. A had also received a summary order for a fine for drunk driving in 2016. The court stated, "The blood alcohol concentration was high at the time of the crime, and the defendant deceived the investigative authorities by signing as if he were his older sister during the drunk driving crackdown, making the guilt very serious. However, we took into account that he revealed the identity theft to the investigative authorities and is deeply reflecting on his actions," explaining the sentencing rationale.

If caught drunk driving, using another person's identity can lead to aggravated punishment for violating the Resident Registration Act, forgery of private documents, and use of forged private documents. In fact, on the 21st, a man in his 20s who was caught drunk driving and presented his younger sibling's name and resident registration number to the police was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months in prison with a 3-year probation, with the violation of the Resident Registration Act added.

Controversy as a public official caught drunk driving and driving without a license for the fifth time avoids prison sentence

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Amid growing calls for tougher penalties on drunk driving, controversy has arisen as a public official in a district of Gwangju, who was caught drunk driving again after being punished four times, avoided a prison sentence. On the 24th, Judge Kim Hyo-jin of the Criminal Division 5 of Gwangju District Court sentenced Mr. B (53), a fixed-term public official in a district of Gwangju, indicted for drunk driving under the Road Traffic Act, to 6 months in prison with a 1-year probation.

The court also ordered Mr. B to perform 120 hours of community service and attend 40 hours of a law-abiding driving lecture. Mr. B was tried for drunk driving about 200 meters on a road in Seo-gu, Gwangju, at around 11:39 p.m. on August 19 last year. The investigation found that Mr. B's blood alcohol concentration was 0.113%, which is at the license cancellation level (0.08% or higher).

Mr. B had been criminally punished with fines for drunk driving in 2008 and 2014, and for driving without a license in 2009 and 2010, yet he reoffended. The court stated, "Mr. A committed this crime again despite multiple prior criminal punishments. Considering the relatively high blood alcohol concentration at the time, the circumstances of the drunk driving, the situation after the crime, and the criminal record comprehensively, the sentence is determined," the court ruled.

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