A 20-Year-Old Who Caused a Hit-and-Run Fatality Following Drunk Driving Sentenced to Prison in First Trial
Other Motorcyclist Chasing After Accident Also Injured
Consideration Given for Settlement with Victim's Family Before Death
A man in his 20s was sentenced to prison after driving under the influence, hitting a motorcycle and killing the rider, then fleeing the scene and injuring another motorcycle rider who chased him.
On the 30th, Judge Kim Jeongheon of the Daejeon District Court Criminal Division 5 sentenced A (29) to three years in prison on charges of dangerous driving causing death, hit-and-run causing death and injury, drunk driving, and failure to take measures after an accident. On October 26, 2021, at around 10:14 p.m., A was driving on a road in Seo-gu, Daejeon, while heavily intoxicated. At that time, A’s blood alcohol concentration was 0.117%, well above the license cancellation limit.
A then violently collided with the motorcycle of B (in his 50s), who was waiting at a traffic signal, causing damage severe enough to write off the motorcycle. However, A fled the scene without taking any action. As a result of the accident, B suffered severe injuries including traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage and was transported to the hospital, but ultimately passed away on September 2 of the following year due to complications.
Afterward, A drove for about 13 more minutes covering approximately 8.5 km around Seo-gu, Daejeon, to evade C (in his 30s), a motorcycle rider who witnessed the accident and pursued him. Later, C blocked A’s car with his motorcycle and approached, grabbing and shaking the driver’s door, but A started the car again. Because of this, C fell and sustained injuries requiring two weeks of medical treatment, and C’s motorcycle reportedly collided with A’s car.
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The court stated, “The crime is very serious and highly condemnable as the defendant fled without any action after causing a drunk driving accident, resulting in irreversible grave consequences.” However, the court also considered that “the defendant showed remorse, reached a settlement with B’s sibling shortly before B’s death, and also settled with C.”
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