Heavy sentence for perpetrator in drunken hit-and-run death case = South Korea

A driver who hit and killed a 20-year-old woman in her 20s who was crossing a crosswalk on her way to work has been sentenced to a heavy sentence.
On the 13th, Chief Judge Hwang Hee of Ulsan District Court Criminal 2Exclusive
sentenced Mr. A, who was tried on suspicion of violating the Act on Aggravated Punishment of Specified Crimes (fleeing causing death), to 10 years in prison. At around 7:29 a.m. on April 17th this year, Mr. A
), a woman in her 20s who was crossing the crosswalk in front of the Hyundai Department Store, was hit by her car and then fled the scene. At that time, after drinking until the early hours of the morning, Mr. A ignored the stillness of his acquaintances and stood still, his blood flowing.
Driving a car with an alcohol concentration of 0.152%. Immediately after causing the accident, Mr. A fled the scene, but returned to the scene a few minutes later and checked on the situation for a while, then drove his car again and left the scene.
gone. The police, who were dispatched in response to a report from a witness, analyzed surrounding security cameras, identified the car's license plate number, and tracked the car.At around 10:30 a.m., three hours after the accident, police arrived at the scene of the accident.
Mr. A was arrested at his home in Jung-gu, Ulsan, 5 km away. The victim, Mr. B, was taken to the hospital in critical condition and underwent surgery. However, 24 days after the surgery, he passed away. Three months before Mr. B's accident,
I was a new member of society who got a job at a nursery school and had an accident on my way to work. The judge said, ``The victim was involved in an accident when she was young, and after struggling with life and death, she died, and many people, not just her family, want severe punishment.''
He explained the reason for the sentence, saying, "Even if it is a first-time offender, severe punishment must be imposed." When the verdict was announced, the family members of the deceased, who were watching the trial, shed tears.
At the final trial held in August, prosecutors said, ``During the investigation stage, he showed no signs of remorse, including denying the crime, and severe punishment is necessary.''
He was seeking a sentence of 20 years in prison.