[Exclusive]Drug-related suspended sentence → Drunk driving at 182 km/h… Nam Taehyun to return to court in October

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The appeal hearing regarding singer Nam Taehyun’s drunk driving charges is set to resume in October.

According to StarNews, the 2-2 Criminal Division (Appeal) (Na) of the Seoul Western District Court will hold the first trial for Nam Taehyun’s appeal on charges including violation of the Road Traffic Act on October 22.

Previously, at the sentencing hearing in the first instance, the Criminal Division 11 of the Seoul Western District Court sentenced Nam Taehyun to one year in prison and a fine of 1 million won. However, the court determined there was no concern regarding evidence destruction or flight risk, and therefore did not issue an arrest warrant.

At the time, the court stated, “All charges are found guilty,” adding, “Although he has confessed and shown remorse, given his prior record of drunk driving and the fact that he committed another offense while serving a suspended sentence for drug control violations, the level of blame is significant.”

The court further noted, “Considering that his blood alcohol concentration was high, and that he caused an accident by striking a curb and a retaining wall while exceeding the speed limit in a zone with an 80 km/h limit, posing a high risk to road traffic, severe punishment is necessary.”

At the time, the Prosecution Service argued that Nam Taehyun’s case was serious due to recidivism, high blood alcohol concentration, and being caught during his probation period, and sought a sentence of one year and six months in prison plus a fine of 1 million won.

Subsequently, dissatisfied with the first-instance verdict, Nam Taehyun filed an appeal through his legal representative.

Nam Taehyun is charged with striking a median barrier while attempting to overtake a vehicle ahead near Dongjak Bridge on the Gangbyeonbuk-ro highway heading toward Ilsan at approximately 4:10 a.m. on April 27, 2025.

No casualties occurred at the time, but Nam Taehyun’s blood alcohol concentration was confirmed to be 0.122%, exceeding the license revocation threshold of 0.08%. In addition to drunk driving charges, he also faces charges for violating speed limits. It is reported that at the time of the accident, he was driving at 182 km/h on a road with an 80 km/h speed limit.

In 2024, Nam Taehyun was sentenced to one year in prison, suspended for two years, on charges of violating the Narcotics Control Act. He had also received a summary order imposing a fine of 6 million won for a drunk driving accident that occurred during a drug investigation in March 2023.

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