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Chuncheon Traffic Accident Attorney | Defending a Client in a Drunk Driving Injury Case and Successfully Avoiding a Custodial Sentence
The Chuncheon traffic accident attorney defended a client who came facing the risk of punishment for causing injury through drunk driving. This is a case in which the defense by the Chuncheon traffic accident attorney successfully avoided a custodial sentence.
1. The Client Who Consulted the Chuncheon Traffic Accident Attorney
This is the account of a client who consulted the Chuncheon traffic accident attorney.
On the day of the incident, the client had been drinking with coworkers. The client explained that, because no designated driver could be assigned even after calling for one, they had no choice but to take the wheel.
The client explained that, while driving home, through the negligence of failing to keep a proper lookout ahead, they collided with the rear bumper of the vehicle stopped ahead, which was waiting at a traffic signal.
As a result, the driver of the damaged vehicle sustained an injury requiring about two weeks of treatment.
The client explained that, due to this incident, they faced the risk of punishment on charges of drunk driving and causing injury.
Beyond this, the client had already received a fine for drunk driving, and so, expressing concern about facing greater punishment as a repeat drunk driving offender, the client sought the assistance of the Chuncheon traffic accident attorney.
2. The Charges Against the Chuncheon Traffic Accident Attorney's Client
The client faced charges of drunk driving and causing injury. We will look at the punishment applicable to each.
Drunk Driving, as Explained by the Chuncheon Traffic Accident Attorney
(4) The standard for the state of intoxication in which driving is prohibited under paragraph (1) is a blood alcohol concentration of the driver of 0.03 percent or higher.
The client violated Article 44 of the Road Traffic Act by driving while intoxicated, and so the 🔗drunk driving punishment below was anticipated.
1. A person who violates Article 44 (2) shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not less than 1 year but not more than 6 years, or by a fine of not less than 5 million won but not more than 30 million won.
2. Among the persons who violate Article 44 (1), a person whose blood alcohol concentration is 0.2 percent or higher shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not less than 2 years but not more than 6 years, or by a fine of not less than 10 million won but not more than 30 million won.
3. Among the persons who violate Article 44 (1), a person whose blood alcohol concentration is 0.03 percent or higher but lower than 0.2 percent shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not less than 1 year but not more than 5 years, or by a fine of not less than 5 million won but not more than 20 million won.
Causing Injury, as Explained by the Chuncheon Traffic Accident Attorney
The client, while engaged in the business of driving, caused an accident and inflicted injury on a person. Accordingly, the client could have faced the punishment below.
3. The Defense Undertaken by the Chuncheon Traffic Accident Attorney
The Chuncheon traffic accident attorney undertook the following defense to guard against the client's punishment.
Emphasized that the client reached a settlement with the victim and that the victim did not wish for the client to be punished
Emphasized that the client is undergoing treatment for alcohol dependence and is making genuine efforts to prevent reoffending
Emphasized that the client's family is pleading for leniency on the client's behalf
4. The Client's Judgment Led by the Chuncheon Traffic Accident Attorney
After hearing the Chuncheon traffic accident attorney, the court sentenced the client to a suspended sentence.
Because the client had reoffended in drunk driving and had also inflicted injury on a person through a traffic accident, severe punishment was anticipated.
The Chuncheon traffic accident attorney developed a response strategy and provided assistance, which successfully guarded against the punishment.
If you face the risk of punishment on charges of causing injury through drunk driving, as in this client's case, you should respond as soon as you are charged by obtaining an 🔗attorney referral.
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