▲ Jeju District Court
A man in his 60s who drove a truck into a street stall at a traditional market, leaving three casualties, has been sentenced to imprisonment without prison labor in both the first and second instances.
According to the legal community, the 1st Criminal Division of the Jeju District Court (Presiding Judge Park Jung-gil) recently dismissed the appeal filed by a man in his 60s, identified as A, who was indicted on charges including violation of the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Settlement of Traffic Accidents (causing death).
As a result, the lower court's ruling sentencing A to two years and six months of imprisonment without prison labor remains in effect.
A was put on trial for driving a 1-ton truck through the Seogwipo Maeil Olle Market on August 28 of last year, during which he violated a one-way traffic sign and failed to properly operate the steering and braking systems due to negligence. This caused his vehicle to crash into a street stall, killing a woman in her 80s and injuring two others in their 60s.
The first-instance court stated, "Given the circumstances of the crime, the degree of violation of duty of care, and the severity of the damage, the culpability is extremely heavy, and he has not been forgiven by the victims or the bereaved families," sentencing A to two years and six months of imprisonment without prison labor.
Although A appealed the sentence on the grounds that it was too harsh, the appellate court rejected his argument.
The bereaved family of the deceased victim demanded severe punishment for the defendant in both the first and appellate trials.
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