Changwon District Court sentences a man in his 50s with 6 drunk driving convictions to 1 year and 6 months in prison and 3 years of probation.

Changwon District Court, sentenced to 1 year and 6 months in prison with 3 years probation

(Changwon = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Jun-young = A man in his 50s who had been punished six times for drunk driving in the past was found guilty again for causing an accident while driving drunk.

Changwon District Court Criminal Division 3 Chief Judge Park Ki-ju announced on the 5th that he sentenced Mr. A, in his 50s, who was indicted on charges of violating the Road Traffic Act, to one year and six months in prison and three years of probation.

They were also ordered to undergo probation, perform 40 hours of community service each, and take law-abiding driving classes.

Mr. A was indicted on charges of causing an accident while drunk last February while driving in a van parked in a parking lot in Gimhae, Gyeongsangnam-do.

He found the keys in the car, drove it, and drove in the opposite direction less than 10 seconds after starting the car, crashing into the median.

At the time of the accident, Mr. A's blood alcohol content was 0.135% and his license was revoked.

Before this accident, he had been fined six times for drunk driving.

The court stated the reason for sentencing, saying, "This time, he drove another person's vehicle without permission and caused a traffic accident, and his blood alcohol level was very high. However, we took into consideration the fact that he reflected on the crime while admitting it and the fact that he reached an agreement with the owner of the victim."