Namyangju Law Firm Assistance | A Namyangju Hit-and-Run Attorney Who Secured a Light Fine for a Client Who Fled After Causing a Traffic Accident

On the day of the incident, the client was driving on a road in Namyangju.

While driving in the left-turn lane, the client became distracted and went straight instead.

As a result, the client struck the side of the front passenger seat of the victim's vehicle, which was turning left in the same direction in accordance with the signal.

The accident caused partial damage to the victim's vehicle, and the victim sustained an injury.

However, the client fled without taking rescue measures and was charged with hit-and-run causing injury and failure to take measures after an accident.

The client requested assistance from the Namyangju law firm to defend against these charges.

The Namyangju law firm explained hit-and-run causing injury and 🔗failure to take measures after an accident.

■ Act on Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes, Article 5-3 (Aggravated Punishment of a Driver of a Fleeing Vehicle)

① If the driver of a vehicle who has committed the offense under Article 268 of the Criminal Act through the traffic of a motor vehicle, motorized bicycle, or trolley car as provided in Article 2 of the Road Traffic Act flees without taking the measures required under Article 54 (1) of the Road Traffic Act, such as rescuing the victim, the driver shall be subject to aggravated punishment in accordance with the following classification.
1. If the driver flees after causing the death of the victim, or if the victim dies after the driver flees, the driver shall be punished by life imprisonment or imprisonment for not less than five years.
2. If the driver causes injury to the victim, the driver shall be punished by limited-term imprisonment for not less than one year or by a fine of not less than 5 million won and not more than 30 million won.

■ Road Traffic Act, Article 54
① If a person is killed or injured or property is damaged (hereinafter referred to as a "traffic accident") through the traffic of a vehicle or tram, the driver or other crew member of the vehicle or tram (hereinafter referred to as the "driver, etc.") shall immediately stop and take the following measures.
- Necessary measures, such as rescuing the casualties
- Provision of personal information to the victim (name, telephone number, address, etc.)

※ Requirements for Hit-and-Run Causing Injury
1. The driving of a vehicle caused injury to another person
2. The driver did not take rescue measures
3. The driver left the scene

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The Namyangju law firm identified the issues in the case.

The client was charged at once with hit-and-run causing injury and failure to take measures after an accident.

This is because hit-and-run causing injury concerns a personal-injury accident, while failure to take measures after an accident concerns property damage resulting from the accident.

Accordingly, the Namyangju law firm noted that, because the client committed two offenses through a single accident, systematic assistance based on sentencing factors was necessary.

The client cooperated actively with the investigation and was deeply remorseful about the case.

The Namyangju law firm argued that the client had written a letter of apology by hand.

The client apologized to the victim and sought to reach a settlement.

The Namyangju law firm argued that the victim forgave the client and requested leniency for the client.

The vehicle the client drove was covered by a personal automobile insurance policy.

The Namyangju law firm emphasized that the client paid all of the victim's treatment costs and vehicle repair costs through the compulsory insurance.

The client received a fine through the assistance of the Namyangju attorney.

If you cause a traffic accident and flee, you may face severe punishment, commonly as a hit-and-run.

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If you are in a situation such as the one described above, please reach out to a 🔗Namyangju attorney.