'Five instances of drunk driving' Son Seung-won, sentenced to four years in prison requested again in appeal trial... "Risk of recidivism" [Star Scene]

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The Prosecution Service requested the appeal court to sentence actor Son Seung-won, who was given a prison term in the first trial on charges of drunk driving, to four years in prison, the same as the original sentencing request.

On the 23rd, Seoul Western District Court's First Criminal Division (Appeal) (B) will hold the first appeal trial for Son Seung-won's violation of the Road Traffic Act (causing injury while fleeing under the Act on Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes), among other charges.

Previously, the Prosecution Service requested a four-year prison term during the closing arguments, and the first-trial court sentenced Son Seung-won to one year in prison last month. The Prosecution Service then appealed, claiming the sentencing was inappropriate, leading to the appeal trial proceedings.

On this day, the Prosecution Service conveyed its request for the court to impose a sentence of four years in prison on Son Seung-won, consistent with the original sentencing recommendation.

The Prosecution Service stated, "Despite having a prior criminal record for the same offense, he committed another crime, and it is difficult to consider that he has shown remorse. We determined there was a risk of recidivism, which is why we appealed on grounds of inappropriate sentencing."

Son Seung-won was arrested in flagrante delicto last November after driving in reverse on the Gangbyeon Expressway for about two minutes while heavily intoxicated and was brought to trial in February this year. At that time, his blood alcohol concentration was reportedly 0.165%, more than double the license revocation threshold of 0.08%. Immediately after the incident, he falsely told police that a designated driver had abandoned the car and instructed his girlfriend to remove the black box storage device, among other attempts to destroy evidence.

This marks Son Seung-won's fifth instance of being caught drunk driving. Previously, in 2018, he was prosecuted for drunk driving in Apgujeong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, where he collided with a vehicle ahead and fled, resulting in a one-year-and-six-month prison sentence. At that time, his license had already been revoked three times due to prior drunk driving offenses. Consequently, Son Seung-won became the first entertainer to be punished under the so-called "Yoon Chang-ho Law" (amended Act on Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes and Road Traffic Act).

Meanwhile, the court announced that it will deliver its verdict at 2:30 p.m. on August 13.

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