Gangneung Traffic Accident Attorney | Assisting a Client Indicted for Causing a Traffic Accident and Obtaining a Dismissal of Prosecution

This is the account of the client.

While at work, the client received a call that an urgent matter had come up at home and got behind the wheel.

At the time, there was a speed bump ahead of the client, and an intersection lay just beyond the speed bump.

In his haste, the client proceeded at high speed and failed to notice the victim ahead, striking the victim's torso with the client's vehicle.

This accident caused the victim to sustain an injury requiring about 10 weeks of treatment,

and as a result, the client was indicted on charges of causing injury in a traffic accident.

The Gangneung traffic accident attorney's client faced a charge of traffic accident causing injury. Causing injury refers to the offense of inflicting bodily injury on a person through a traffic accident.

A traffic accident causing injury is subject to the following punishment.

The Gangneung traffic accident attorney explored various approaches to defend the client against punishment, and one approach came to mind.

Under the above provision, if a settlement was reached with the victim, the prosecution in this case itself could be dismissed.

However, the client explained that he had attempted a settlement several times but had failed, so the Gangneung traffic accident attorney took the matter on.

Through the Gangneung traffic accident attorney's strategy, the court issued a judgment dismissing the prosecution in this case.

The court explained that the facts charged in this case constituted an offense for which a prosecution may not be instituted against the express will of the victim, and that it would dismiss the prosecution in this case under Article 327, item 6 of the Criminal Procedure Act.

The client in this case faced imprisonment without labor for not more than five years or a fine not exceeding 20 million won on the charge of causing injury.

With the assistance of the Gangneung traffic accident attorney, the outcome of having the prosecution in the case dismissed altogether was achieved.

As in this case, the Gangneung traffic accident attorney finds the various approaches suited to a case and works toward a favorable outcome for the client.

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