The 12th Criminal Division of the Incheon District Court announced yesterday (17th) that it had sentenced a 52-year-old man A, who was handed over to trial on charges of running away under the Act on Aggravated Punishment for Specific Crimes, a fine of 5 million won.
A is accused of driving a car on the road in an apartment complex in Incheon at around 12:25 pm on October 16 last year, hitting and injuring a 6-year-old girl B, who was riding a bicycle, and then fled. In this accident, Miss B injured her leg and was diagnosed with a dislocation for 4 weeks.
At that time, Mr. A only informed Miss B of the ‘apartment building’ he lived in, and left Miss B to the 12-year-old Miss B’s sister next to him and left the scene.
At the trial, Mr. A claimed that Ms. B suddenly appeared on the road and had no intention of escaping because she handed over to her sister after the accident.
However, the court did not accept A’s claim. The court found that Mr. A ran away without revealing his personal information properly and that the intentional intent of the escape was fully recognized.
The court said, “Mr. A said that Ms. B was ill, but she gave only the number of the same building she lived in and handed over Ms. B to her sister, who was only in the fifth grade of elementary school, and then escaped the scene of the accident.” I did.
He also pointed out, “Mr. A insists that there is no wrongdoing even after committing a crime, and the injuries sustained by Ms. B do not appear to be light.”
However, he explained the reason for sentencing, saying, “It seems that the accident occurred due to the negligence of Mr. A and Mr. B.”
