Second DUI: closed with a fine instead of prison

This file is indexed as “Second DUI: closed with a fine instead of prison”. It was classified as Road Traffic Act(DUI). The recorded outcome is Summary fine of KRW 10 million (prison term avoided).

Drunk driving is charged under the Road Traffic Act from a 0.03% criminal threshold. Injury while intoxicated and leaving the scene can add the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes Act. License suspension runs on a separate administrative clock and does not wait for the criminal judgment.

The live fights are the drinking-to-test timeline, prior DUI counts, accident facts and whether the license track is already moving. Harm repair, if there are injured parties, has to be documented rather than promised. This file was classified as Road Traffic Act(DUI), with the outcome Summary fine of KRW 10 million (prison term avoided).

The indexed outcome is Summary fine of KRW 10 million (prison term avoided). Sentencing and charging exits turn on early evidence, harm repair where it applies, and a record the court can use — not a speech about remorse.

Plot last drink, observation period and test gap before talking about remorse. Repeat DUI and unlicensed driving change the range. If there is an injury file, documented recovery of harm is usually the difference between a speech and a record the court can use.

Korean statutes: Korea Law Information Center (law.go.kr).
Plain-language guides: Ministry of Government Legislation easy-law service (easylaw.go.kr).
Court procedure: Supreme Court of Korea (scourt.go.kr).
Sentencing: Supreme Court Sentencing Commission (sc.scourt.go.kr).
Confirm amendments on those sites; this page is a practice note, not an official translation of the Korean case file.