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 A man and a woman in their 20s who tried to manipulate the scene of an accident while driving drunk were sentenced to probation and fines respectively.



Today (20th), Judge Lee Ji-soo of Wonju Branch of Chuncheon District Court sentenced A (23), who was charged with drunk driving and forgery of evidence, to 1 year and 6 months in prison and 3 years of probation.



In addition, the court sentenced A's acquaintance B (23), who was charged with forgery of evidence, a fine of 5 million won.



On June 11, last year, at about 1 am, at an intersection in Wonju-si, Gangwon-do, Mr. A was driving his car in a state of intoxication with a blood alcohol content of 0.189% and crashed into another car.



At the time of the accident, the other driver suffered injuries that required treatment for two weeks.



After the accident, Mr. A asked Mr. B, who was at the scene, to manipulate the scene of the incident as if he had been drinking after driving, saying, 'I had a drunk driving accident. .



In response, Mr. B emptied the soju bottle he bought at the convenience store and forged evidence by putting an empty soju bottle into Mr.



In the end, A was arrested on charges of drunk driving, dangerous driving, and forgery of evidence, and Mr. B was tried without detention on charges of forgery of evidence.



Judge Lee Ji-soo, who was in charge of the case, said, "Mr. A not only injured the victim in a drunken accident, but also manipulated the scene with his acquaintance B and interfered with the state's judicial function of exercising the right to penal. The sentence was decided based on various circumstances.”



The court then said about Mr. B, "Manipulating the scene of the crime and carrying out most of the crimes. Also, while being investigated by a witness, he distorted the facts at Mr. A's request." We have considered various circumstances, including the fact that it appears to have been committed and there is no history of criminal punishment.”



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