The unfortunate death of a young man in his 20s, the appeal of law revision of friends, the National Blue House petition, the passage and execution of the 'Yun Chang-ho' law ... Is the spirit of the Yoon Chang-ho Act properly implemented in one year after the law revision?

The SBS Data Journalism Team [Deconstruction] examined the effect of the Yoon Chang-ho Act, which had been in operation for one year, following the report of the 'Korean Drinking Murder' report last September.

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① Yoon Chang-ho's 1-year sentence ...
(2) The reason for not applying the 'Yang Chang Ho Act' even if drinking and dying

● Don't be drunk driving! ... Caught drunk driving every year

At the end of the year, the police will launch a special drunk driving crackdown. Drunk driving will increase when there are a lot of drinking spaces such as year-end parties, so that drunk driving accidents are prevented through crackdowns. Last December was a special crackdown period from 16th to 31st.

Thanks to these efforts, the number of drunk driving cases has been steadily decreasing every year.
The number of drunk driving catches, which amounted to 25,167 in 2014, continued to decline, falling below 200,000 for the first time in 2018. In November 2019, it had a provisional figure of 15,191 cases. If the number of cases caught in December was similar to November, that's almost half that from five years ago. It is a meaningful figure and achievement.

But if you look monthly, you can see a little unusual.

● Drunk driving increases again after special crackdown

May 2014 was the month with the highest number of drunk driving cases since 2014. Police detected 23,844 drunk driving cases across the country this month. On the other hand, the fewest cases were found in February 2019, with 8,202 cases. Compared to May 2014, it has been reduced to almost one third.

If you look at the number of cases of drunk driving from 2014 to the latest month by month, except for the end of 2015-early 2016, the number of cases of drunk driving is usually from December to the following February. Afterwards, the market began to increase again in March and peaked in April. In 2017 and 2018, the three months with the highest number of drunk driving arrests during the year were from March to May.

2019 was different again. The lowest incidences were found in January and February, but this time it soared in May and then again in July. From December 18, 2018, the First Yoon Chang Ho Act was enforced from June 25, 2019. Before and after the enforcement of the law, police launched a massive drunk driving crackdown. The number of drunk driving rebounded from August, reaching record highs in November 2019.

● Even if there is a history of drunk driving penalties

Drunk driving and drunk driving accidents are obviously decreasing. The problem is those who drunk repeatedly, so-called 'drunk drivers'. According to the police white paper, the proportion of '3 times more caught' among all drunk driver is increasing every year, approaching 20%. The number of frequent drunk drivers is falling even slower.

In the last September report, those who responded to the question of why they drunk were mainly "I thought I could drive even if I drunk" and "I didn't think it would take any time to crack down". If you do not drink alcohol should not drive, but if you do not get caught or caught it was not a big problem.
The results of the analysis of the rulings in [Functions] also support this perception. Of the 137 cases of alcohol death deaths (2017.12.18 ~ 2018.12.17) that occurred for a year before the enforcement of the First Yoon Chang-ho Act, 40.1% (55 cases) of the accused had a history of criminal punishment for drunk driving. 59.9% (82 cases). When the accused defendant drunk driving again and died, that is, the average prison sentence for drunk driving was 34.4 months (36 cases), and the average sentence for no criminal punishment was 30.7 months (44 cases). . The difference in sentence range between the two groups was only four months. Blood alcohol concentration was 0.141% in the first place and 0.123% in the first place. In the sentence of probation, the number of prisoners was 15.9 months, and the first offense was 15.5 months.

Drinking Death Accidents Caused by the First Yoon Chang-ho Act During 1 Year (2018.12.18 ~ 2019.12.17) In 39 cases, 30.8% (12 cases) of the defendant had drunk driving penalties, 69.2% (27 cases) The average imprisonment for drunk driving prisoners was 34.9 months (7 cases), and the first offense was 29.6 months (11 cases). The difference was only four months. Blood and blood concentrations of the first and second levels were 0.130% and 0.180%. In the sentence of probation, there was no significant difference between 17.2 months in the offense and 22 months in the first offense.

※ After the Yoon Chang-ho Act is enforced, the number of judgments for drunk driving deaths is much smaller. It is because there are not many fatalities among drunk drivers and there are still trials in progress.

Many factors are reflected in the judgment of the accused person's guilt and innocence, the type of sentence and sentence. Therefore, it is prudent to criticize that there is a problem in the overall judgment with only one or two individual judgments. Even if you looked through the sentence for one year or more, the same is true. Nevertheless, it was not easy to find the trace of the drunk driving punishment reflected in the sentence in the sentence of drunk driving death for two years before and after the enforcement of the Chang-ho Yoon Act.

● If you do not want to lose the name of 'Yoon Chang Ho'

"Drinking driving is not a mistake, it's a murder. The illegality that killed your precious life should not be punished lightly because it is a drinking accident. Please help me avoid this. "
-From the national petition of the late Go Chang-ho friends

This petition was posted on the Cheong Wa Dae National Civil Service Bulletin Board on October 2, 2018. It led to the participation of 400,000 people, followed by the president's comments, the response of the Attorney General, and the revision of the National Assembly's law. The purpose of this analysis and article is not to dismiss that 'Yoon Chang Ho' has no meaning or effect. In order for the sacrifice of the deceased not to be in vain, and the spirit of the people who gathered at that time and the purpose of the law bearing the name of the deceased, a supplementary measure is needed.

By Shim Young-gu (so5what@sbs.co.kr)
By Jung Hye-kyung (choice@sbs.co.kr)
Byewoon Bae, Reporter & Analyst (woons@sbs.co.kr)
Ahn Hye-min, Reporter & Analyst (hyeminan@sbs.co.kr)
Ahn Jun-seok Designer (ahnjoonseok@sbs.co.kr)
Kim Min Ah Designer (naeklee@naver.com)