[Drunk Driving Traffic Accident Defense Case] A Client With Five Prior Drunk Driving Offenses Defended a Drunk Driving Traffic Accident With a Suspended Sentence

The client in this case drove under the influence on the way home after drinking with an acquaintance.

The client had a duty to stay within the center line, but neglected this duty, crossed the center line, and collided with a vehicle approaching from the opposite direction.

As a result, the driver and passengers of the oncoming vehicle sustained injuries requiring about two weeks of treatment, including concussion, sprain, and strain.

The client therefore faced punishment for the drunk driving traffic accident.

Before this drunk driving traffic accident, the client had a record of several prior instances of drunk driving, for which the client had received fines and suspended sentences.

The client asked an attorney at Daeryun Law Firm to defend against punishment for the drunk driving traffic accident.

For a drunk driving traffic accident, there is no separate legal basis specific to such an accident, so it is examined by dividing it into drunk driving and dangerous driving causing death or injury.

1. Where it is a repeat offense within 10 years of drunk driving

Where a person who has been sentenced to a fine or heavier penalty for drunk driving commits a repeat drunk driving offense within 10 years from the date the sentence became final (including a person whose sentence has lapsed), punishment is imposed according to the following classifications.

2. Dangerous driving causing injury (drunk driving accident with personal injury)

Under the Act on Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes, this applies where a person drives a motor vehicle while it is difficult to drive normally due to the influence of alcohol or drugs.

The attorney team at Daeryun Law Firm emphasized that the defendant acknowledged the facts charged and was sincerely remorseful, and requested leniency in the punishment for the drunk driving traffic accident.

The team also emphasized that the defendant's family and acquaintances were pleading for leniency, stating that they would watch over the defendant so that the defendant would not take a wrong path again.

The team emphasized that all personal and property damage had been fully covered through the insurer under the comprehensive insurance the defendant had subscribed to, and requested leniency in the punishment for the drunk driving traffic accident.

The court accepted the position of Daeryun Law Firm and imposed a suspended sentence on the defendant for the drunk driving traffic accident.

The client had been worried about possibly receiving a heavy punishment for the drunk driving traffic accident, and was relieved to receive a suspended sentence.

The client expressed gratitude to the attorney team at Daeryun Law Firm, which gave its full effort to defend against punishment for the drunk driving traffic accident.

Traffic accidents occur in unexpected situations, and when one occurs, a person may be flustered, fail to take any measures, and suffer a disadvantage.

Such cases also have the characteristic that criminal and civil issues arise at the same time. For that reason, an attorney's assistance can be needed in a drunk driving traffic accident.

If you are facing difficulty in a drunk driving traffic accident situation such as the one above, you may entrust your case to Daeryun Law Firm.