I urgently need consultation about a school zone traffic accident.

Hello, this is the answer regarding your inquiry about school zone traffic accidents.

From the question alone, I do not know the age of the victim, but I will answer assuming it is a child.

Traffic accidents in school zones are subject to more severe punishment under the so-called "Min-sik Act," which consists of a "partial amendment to the Road Traffic Act" and an "amendment to the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. of Specific Crimes" that aggravates punishment when a driver injures or kills a child in a child protection zone.

If a child dies due to a school zone traffic accident, the offender may be subject to life imprisonment or imprisonment of 3 years or more, and in case of injury, may be subject to imprisonment of 1 to 15 years or a fine of 5 million to 30 million won.

Here, "child" means under 13 years of age.

In addition, if you violate the slow-driving requirement of 30km/h or less, different fines are imposed depending on the violation speed.

Based on a passenger van: 70,000 won for 20km/h or less, 110,000 won for 40km/h or less, 140,000 won for 60km/h or less, 170,000 won for over, etc. may be imposed.

The fact of being a first offender is a factor that the court can consider in sentencing, but in school zone traffic accidents where social vigilance is high, punishment is highly likely to be judged more severely.

Please respond with the help of a specialist attorney.