The 20-year-old club DJ, who was arrested and indicted for fatally hitting a motorcycle delivery worker while driving under the influence, admitted most of the charges in court. However, the DJ's side argued, "If the delivery worker had followed the Road Traffic Act, the accident would not have occurred."
A woman in her 20s, Ahn Mo, is accused of driving a Mercedes-Benz while intoxicated and hitting a motorcycle, resulting in the driver's death. [Image source=Yonhap News]
On the 2nd, Judge Kim Ji-young of the Seoul Central District Court Criminal Division 25 held the first trial for DJ Ahn, who was arrested and indicted on charges including violation of the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes (dangerous driving causing death).
On that day, Ahn's defense attorney stated, "We generally admit the charges," but argued, "According to the Road Traffic Act, motorcycles are not allowed to travel in the first lane. If the victim had complied with the law and stayed in the second lane, this accident might not have happened."
In response, the prosecution rebutted, "In the video, Ahn was already unable to properly control the vehicle and was not driving correctly within the lanes."
Earlier, Ahn was arrested and indicted on charges of fatally hitting a motorcycle delivery worker while driving a Mercedes-Benz under the influence around 4:30 a.m. on February 3rd in Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu. Investigations revealed that Ahn crossed the center line, collided with another vehicle, fled the scene, and then hit the delivery worker. Ahn's blood alcohol concentration was 0.221%, which is above the license cancellation level.
At the time, it was reported that Ahn did not provide proper first aid immediately after the accident and only held his pet dog, and he did not cooperate properly with the police who tried to separate the dog, which sparked public outrage.
Meanwhile, the court decided to conclude the arguments on May 10 and set a date for the verdict.
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