Man Who Took the Wheel for His Friend After an Unlicensed Driving Accident

A man who pretended to take the wheel for a friend who caused a traffic accident while driving without a license has been sentenced to 6 months in prison, with a 1-year probation.

The 40-year-old man, who called a friend to take the blame for driving after causing a traffic accident, was sentenced to prison and taken into custody by the court.

On the 12th, the Cheongju District Court's Criminal Division 2 Chief Judge Shin Yoon-joo announced that he sentenced Mr. A (41) to 1 year in prison for violating the Special Act on Traffic Accident Handling (causing injury), violating the Road Traffic Act (driving without a license), and aiding the escape of a criminal.

Mr. A is accused of injuring a motorcycle rider while driving a vehicle without a license on a road in the Buk-gu district of Gwangju at 7:07 AM on February 14 of last year.

Mr. B (37), who was also indicted, received a sentence of 6 months in prison with a 1-year probation. He is accused of making false statements to the responding police officers, asserting that he was the one driving.

At the time, Mr. A was found to have falsely reported the accident to his insurance company, claiming "B was driving and caused the accident."

However, Mr. A later confessed during the subsequent police investigation that he was the one driving.

Chief Judge Shin Yoon-joo explained the reason for the sentence by stating in the judgment that "Defendant A has a poor character and has not received forgiveness from any of the victims." In contrast, regarding defendant B, he noted, "He shows remorse and is a first-time offender," which led to the probation sentence.

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