'First Celebrity Under the Yoon Chang-ho Law' Son Seung-won, Released from Prison, Drunk and Driving Backwards Again.. Shocking Request to Girlfriend: "Remove the Black Box" [Star Issue]

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'Actor Son Seung-won, the first celebrity to be imprisoned under the "Yoon Chang-ho Law," is facing trial again for drunk driving.

According to JTBC's "Newsroom" on the 14th, Son Seung-won was caught for his fifth instance of drunk driving last November and held his first trial today on charges of drunk driving and hit-and-run (causing injury while fleeing under the Act on Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes).

Son Seung-won was caught by police last November while driving drunk across the Han River Bridge and driving the Gangbyeon Expressway in the wrong direction. He reportedly instructed his girlfriend at the time, "My car is at the Yongsan Police Station; come and remove the black box storage device."

Son Seung-won also shocked the public when he was caught driving to a drinking party with his license revoked just a week before the trial. Despite being sentenced to prison for his fifth drunk driving offense, there was no sign of remorse.

On December 26, 2018, at around 4:20 a.m., Son Seung-won was arrested by police for hitting another vehicle with his father's sedan on a road in Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, and fleeing without taking any action. At the time of the accident, Son Seung-won's blood alcohol concentration was 0.206%, a level warranting license revocation. The 50-year-old driver of the damaged vehicle and the 20th-year-old car owner riding with him were injured.

Son Seung-won had already been revealed to have three prior instances of drunk driving, and he faced severe criticism after it became known that his license had been revoked due to drunk driving. Notably, he was the first celebrity to be prosecuted under the "Yoon Chang-ho Law," which strengthened penalties for drunk driving. The first instance court ruled him not guilty of the crime of causing injury through dangerous driving under the "Yoon Chang-ho Law," but the second instance court sentenced him guilty. As a result, Son Seung-won served one year and six months in prison.

Son Seung-won was exempted from military service as he fell under the category of "5th-grade wartime labor service" under Article 136 of the Enforcement Decree of the Military Service Act, which applies to individuals who have received a fixed-term imprisonment or confinement of one year or more.

After his release, Son Seung-won posted photos of his recent life on his Instagram account in July 2020, drawing attention. He stated to his family, including his mother and younger sibling, "I am so sorry, I really missed you." Son Seung-won later added, "Mom and my younger sibling."

Son Seung-won has appeared in the musicals "Spring Awakening," "Thrill Me," "Hedwig," "Those Days," and "Rambo," as well as the dramas "My Beautiful Girl" and "Hello, My Twenties."

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