Fleeing While Tied to a Police Car... 30-Year-Old Man with Habitual Drug Use Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison

A man in his 30s who repeatedly used drugs and fled while dragging a police officer tied to his car was sentenced to five years in prison.

Seoul Eastern District Court Photo by Yonhap News

According to the legal community on the 26th, the Criminal Division 11 of the Seoul Eastern District Court (Chief Judge Kang Min-ho) announced that Mr. A (31), who was indicted on charges of violating the Narcotics Control Act (psychotropic substances) and special obstruction of official duties causing injury, was sentenced to five years in prison.

Mr. A is accused of repeatedly using methamphetamine and possessing ketamine several times in Seoul and the Gyeonggi-do area from December 2022 to August of the following year. When police ordered Mr. A to get out of the vehicle at the time of arrest, he refused and fled. The police who arrived at the scene broke the car window with a baton and attempted to unlock the vehicle. As Mr. A tried to escape, a police officer was dragged about 18 meters while hanging onto the vehicle. The officer sustained abrasions on his knee and right shoulder.

The court explained the sentencing reasons, stating, "The defendant has a history of repeated unlicensed driving and has been punished several times, yet caused a traffic accident again while driving without a license. He denies the crime with unreasonable excuses and shows a poor attitude toward the investigation and trial. Furthermore, he has made no significant efforts to compensate the injured police officer."

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