Suspended sentence
DUI crash injuring three people: suspended sentence
Criminal (Act on Special Cases concerning Traffic Accidents(causing injury))
Counsel on this file
Lee Changrim
Jang Yeongdon
Chae Jiyeon
Case summary
This file is indexed as “DUI crash injuring three people: suspended sentence”. It was classified as Criminal (Act on Special Cases concerning Traffic Accidents(causing injury)). The recorded outcome is Suspended sentence.
Statutes and legal standards
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.
Issues and LAWL’s work
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 Criminal (Act on Special Cases concerning Traffic Accidents(causing injury)), with the outcome Suspended sentence.
Result of LAWL’s work
The indexed outcome is Suspended sentence. 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.
Practice notes
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.
Before you call
Does a first-offense DUI always end in a fine?
No. Blood-alcohol level, distance driven, injury and priors move the range. Injury while intoxicated can be charged as a felony-range count even on a first file.
If I settle with injured drivers, is the criminal case over?
Settlement does not erase the count. It can matter for sentencing. Documented payment and medical records have to be in the file, not described later as a promise.