Apgujeong Rolls-Royce man sentenced to 20 years in prison in first trial...``He showed no remorse and worked hard to destroy evidence'' = South Korea

A man in his 20s accused of driving a Rolls-Royce car while under the influence of drugs, injuring a passerby, and fleeing the scene has been sentenced to a heavy prison term in the first trial.
At 10 a.m. on the 24th, the Seoul Central District Court ordered him to be arrested on charges including violation of the Act on Aggravated Punishment of Specified Crimes (escape causing death).
The defendant, Shin (29), was sentenced to 20 years in prison. On August 2, last year, Shin was driving a Rolls-Royce near Apgujeong Station when he plowed into the sidewalk and struck a woman in her 20s.
He is accused of causing a man to become brain-dead and then fleeing. At the time, Singh was suspected of driving under the influence of the psychotropic drugs midazolam and diazepam.
. Defendant Singh already has two prior drug offenses. The victim suffered severe head and abdominal injuries and underwent surgery for 24 weeks to recover, but he later died. In response to this, the prosecution accused Shin
The charge was changed from fleeing causing bodily harm to fleeing causing death. Judge Choi Min-hye of the Seoul Central District Court said, ``The defendant ignored a doctor's recommendation not to drive under the influence of drugs, and drove for 100 meters.
"Not only did he cause the accident at a point where the accident occurred and did not take any follow-up measures, but he also displayed abnormal behavior such as laughing while looking at the victim even though he was arrested red-handed."
He died a month later, and although the sense of loss for his family was immeasurable, the defendant showed no remorse and worked hard to destroy the evidence. The victim's family is pleading for harsher punishment."
The presiding judge also said, ``The defendant left the scene of the accident for about three minutes immediately after the accident, but the time he was away was short and he did not use his cell phone.''
"The claim that he left the scene to look for his phone is not convincing as another citizen called the emergency services." Prior to this, the prosecutor's office stated at the closing hearing held last month that ``the victim was involved in the accident.''
The defendant died three months and three weeks after the accident.The defendant drove and fled while under the influence of drugs, and the crime was extremely poor.'' family, bereaved family
"He petitioned for harsher punishment," he said, requesting a 20-year prison sentence.