“The sky seems to fall at the perpetrator who appeals that the sentence is too excessive even after committing an unscrupulous crime.”



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When the perpetrator who caused a fatal accident while driving in reverse at a speed of 166 km/h while intoxicated appealed against the verdict of the first trial, the bereaved family exploded in anger.



According to the legal community today (28th), Mr. A in his 30s, who was handed over to trial on charges of violating the Act on Aggravated Punishment for Specific Crimes (Special Price Act, Dangerous Driving), filed an appeal to the Tongyeong Branch of the Changwon District Court on the 26th.



Mr. A is accused of killing Mr. B, a 20-year-old Accent driver, by crashing into an Accent and a Genesis vehicle that were driving normally while driving in the opposite direction in the Yangjeong Tunnel in Geoje-si, Gyeongsangnam-do at around 1:45 am on December 15 of last year.



Accordingly, Mr. A was sentenced to 5 years in prison in the first trial on the 20th.



Mr. B's bereaved family protested against such a ruling in the first trial.



Under the Special Act, dangerous driving is punishable by life imprisonment or imprisonment for more than 3 years, but the sentencing standards recommended by the Sentencing Committee are limited to 4 years or more and 8 years or less in prison.



At the time of her accident, her daughter, Mr. B, drove behind her car, and her mother, Mr. C, who witnessed the scene of her accident as it was, complained of her chagrin.



Mr. C said, "Mr. A killed my daughter not only for drunk driving, but also for running at 166 km/h and driving backwards."



In addition, Mr. C was even more angry that Mr. A appealed immediately after the first trial decision.



Mr. C said, "The sky seemed to fall when he appealed that the sentence was too excessive even after committing an unscrupulous crime." Appeals are rather what we have to do," he said.



Mr. C, who watched his daughter die in front of his eyes, said, "After the accident, the store was also closed, and it is currently impossible to live a normal life."