Singer Nam Tae-hyun, who is serving a suspended sentence for drug offenses, faces his first appeal hearing on drunk driving charges today (the 22nd)

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The first appeal hearing regarding singer Nam Tae-hyun's drunk driving charges will be held.

On the 22nd, the Second Criminal Division No. 2-2 (Appeals) of the Seoul Western District Court will conduct the first appeal hearing for Nam Tae-hyun, who was indicted without detention on charges including violation of the Road Traffic Act (drunk driving).

Previously, the first-instance court sentenced Nam Tae-hyun to one year in prison and a fine of 1 million won last April.

At that time, the court stated, "Although he has confessed and shown remorse, he has a prior record of drunk driving, and having committed another offense while serving a suspended sentence for drug control violations significantly increases the level of blame." The court further explained its sentencing rationale by noting, "His blood alcohol concentration was high, and he caused an accident by striking a curb and a retaining wall while exceeding the speed limit in a zone with a limit of 80 km/h, posing a high risk to road traffic. Considering these factors collectively, severe punishment is necessary."

Nam Tae-hyun's legal team filed an appeal against the first-instance verdict.

Nam Tae-hyun is suspected of striking a median barrier while attempting to overtake a vehicle in front of him near the Dongjak Bridge on the Gangbyeon Buk-ro (Han River Expressway) heading toward Ilsan at approximately 4:10 a.m. on April 27 last year.

While no casualties occurred at the time, Nam Tae-hyun's blood alcohol concentration was confirmed to be 0.122%, exceeding the license revocation threshold of 0.08%. In addition to the drunk driving charge, he also faces a charge of violating speed limits. It is reported that at the time of the accident, he was driving at 182 km/h on a road with a speed limit of 80 km/h.

Nam Tae-hyun was sentenced to one year in prison with a two-year suspension in 2024 for 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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