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DUI charge for driving home after drinking alcohol

■ Case Summary The client got behind the wheel to return home after drinking, but was caught driving about 20 kilometers with a blood alcohol content of 0.084%. Due to a momentary lapse in judgment at the time of the incident, he was caught driving under the influence of alcohol, and afterward, he deeply regretted his mistake and wanted to make efforts to prevent recidivism. ■ Case Issues The main issue was that the client was found to have been driving under the influence of alcohol, but his blood alcohol content was measured during a period of elevated blood alcohol content, so it was possible that the actual level at the time of driving was below the 0.08% penalty threshold. From the beginning of the case, Onkang Law Firm developed a systematic and logical legal response to effectively convey the client's frustration and sincere remorse. First, we analyzed the time interval between the time of driving and the time of measurement, and the characteristics of the blood alcohol level during the elevation phase, to prove that the blood alcohol level at the time of driving was likely below the 0.08% penalty threshold. This was called the

Alleged failure to act after car accident due to diabetic hypoglycemic shock

■ Case Overview The client was prone to hypoglycemic shock due to his diabetes, and on the day of the accident, his hypoglycemic condition worsened, causing him to temporarily faint. The accident resulted in his vehicle colliding with a damaged cargo vehicle and a street tree, but the client fled the scene briefly without realizing the accident. During the police investigation, the client complained of injustice, citing the circumstances of the accident and his medical condition, and sought legal assistance from Ongang Law Firm. ■ Case Issues The main issues were that the client did not recognize the accident due to hypoglycemic shock at the time of the accident, and that there was no intentional failure to take measures after the accident. ■ Onkang Law Firm's Assistance In order to resolve the client's injustice, Onkang Law Firm focused on thorough fact-finding and legal response from the beginning of the case. First, we established that the client was unconscious due to hypoglycemic shock at the time of the accident.

DUI and failure to act after an accident due to prior DUI convictions appeal case

The client had been drinking at an after-work get-together with an acquaintance and later drove a short distance and caused an accident. After the accident, the client fled the scene and was found to be driving under the influence during the police investigation. As a result of the investigation, it was found that the client had two previous drunk driving convictions, and these convictions played a role in this case, resulting in a sentence of 10 months in prison, 2 years of probation, 80 hours of community service, and 40 hours of compliance driving course at the first trial. However, the client decided to appeal the sentence and sought out Ongang Law Firm for legal representation, believing that the sentence was excessive and would make it too difficult for the client to make a living and return to society. ■ Case Issues 1. Legal Liability for Drunk Driving and Failure to Act After an Accident The client was driving under the influence of alcohol and left the scene after an accident.

Appealing a wrongful DUI charge

The client was stopped by the police while returning home from a late-night gathering with friends. He was charged with operating a vehicle, and his blood alcohol level was measured at 0.155%, well over the legal limit for driving under the influence. The police charged the client with drunk driving based on witness statements and the client's state of intoxication, and the case went to trial. The client strongly argued that he was not driving the vehicle and that the drunk driving charge was untrue, but he was convicted at the first trial with a fine of KRW 7 million. The client came to Ongang Law Firm to find out the truth of the case. ■Case Issues The issue in the case was whether the client was driving a vehicle while intoxicated. The prosecutor argued for drunk driving based on witnesses' statements, the contents of the 112 call, and the condition of the vehicle, but on appeal, objective evidence such as witnesses' unreliability (possible mistake due to intoxication), dashcam footage, etc.