5-yr term upheld for drunk driver who killed Japanese woman
SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- A court of appeals on Thursday upheld a five-year pr...
The Seoul Central District Court's appellate division has upheld the five-year prison sentence for a 30-year-old man who was convicted of drunk driving in downtown Seoul. The incident resulted in the death of a Japanese woman and her daughter when the man collided with them near Dongdaemun Station on November 2 of the previous year.
The accused, identified only as Seo, had consumed three bottles of soju prior to the accident and had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.212 percent, far exceeding the legal limit of 0.08 percent. The appellate court ruled there were no grounds to reduce his sentence or show leniency, citing Seo's apparent inability to control his driving, which amounted to murder.
The district court had earlier sentenced Seo to five years in prison and ordered the confiscation of his Tesla.
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