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5-Year Term Upheld for Drunk Driver Who Killed Japanese Woman

Summary by The Korea Times
A court of appeals on Thursday upheld a five-year prison sentence for a man in his 30s who was indicted for drunk driving in downtown Seoul and hit...

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Man in his 30s, charged with fatally striking a Japanese tourist mother and daughter while drunk driving in downtown Seoul, has been sentenced to five years in prison in the appeals trial as well.

A man in his 30s who was brought to trial on charges of hitting and killing a Japanese tourist while driving under the influence of alcohol was sentenced to five years in prison in the appeal trial as well.

A man in his 30s who struck a Japanese tourist mother and daughter while driving under the influence in downtown Seoul, killing the mother, was sentenced to five years in prison in the appellate trial as well. On the 17th, the Seoul Central District Court Criminal Appeals Division 4-2 (Presiding Judges Eom Cheol, Yoon Won-muk, and Song Jung-ho) dismissed the appeal of Mr. Seo, a man in his 30s indicted on charges of drunk driving under the Road…

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Naver broke the news on Thursday, September 17, 2026.
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