Seocho criminal lawyer, "Three strikes and out punishment is an old saying... Attorney fees also increase due to stronger punishment for drunk driving."

Despite recent social distancing due to COVID-19, the number of cases of drunk driving caught is increasing significantly.

According to the National Police Agency, the number of deaths from drunken accidents between January and March of this year increased for the first time in five years. Among them, 4,101 accidents occurred due to drunk driving, resulting in 79 deaths. Compared to the same period last year, drunk driving accidents increased by 24.4% and deaths due to drunk driving increased by 6.8%.

According to the legal community, demand for a criminal lawyer for drunk driving charges has recently been increasing. This is because the punishment standards for drunk driving have been strengthened since the revision of the Road Traffic Act, making it difficult to end with a summary order in case of a repeat drunk driving offense, and in many cases, a prison sentence of two years or more is imposed.

Jaeguk Shim, a criminal lawyer at Daeryun Law Firm, said, “The Road Traffic Act has been revised and the standards for drunk driving have been strengthened. Currently, if your blood alcohol content is over 0.03%, your license can be suspended, and if your blood alcohol content is over 0.08%, your license can be revoked.” He added, “Blood alcohol content of 0.03% is a value measured about an hour after drinking one glass of soju. From the beginning, I thought, ‘Wouldn’t this be okay?’ “If you get behind the wheel with your thoughts, you can lose everything in an instant, so you need to be especially alert,” he advised.

Please note that if you cause a traffic accident while driving under the influence, you may be subject to severe punishment. In particular, if you run away from the scene of an accident without taking any action to avoid punishment for drunk driving, you are often arrested at the investigative stage and can receive strong criminal punishment.

Attorney Shim explained, "Because there is clear physical evidence in the form of a blood alcohol concentration level when caught for drunk driving or a drunken accident, it is meaningless to deny the charge or simply show remorse by vaguely appealing to emotions. In this case, on the contrary, there is a possibility that the crime is judged to be serious and a heavier sentence may be handed down." He added, "We actively advocate for sentencing and mitigating factors such as understanding the facts, drunk driving distance, drunk driving history, trigger, vehicle disposal, efforts to prevent repeat offenses, and agreement with the victim. He advised, “We will need legal assistance that can lead to leniency.”

Meanwhile, Daeryun Law Firm has offices in Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Incheon, Gwangju, Daejeon, Ulsan, Suwon, Changwon, Cheongju, Jeonju, Uijeongbu, Chuncheon, Jinju, and Jeju, and has a high success rate in criminal litigation, including drunk driving, traffic accident cases, economic crimes such as fraud, and sex crimes.

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