Ahn Ye Track, a former member of the Okay-pop lady group INSTAR who’s now a DJ, obtained an 8-year jail sentence months after killing a supply man in his 50s whereas driving her Mercedes-Benz SUV whereas intoxicated.
“I plan to surrender my profession and desires,” Yesong mentioned in a listening to in September, altering her preliminary stance.
Within the first trial, she was given a 10-year sentence for leaving the scene with out aiding the sufferer. After the idol-turned-dj apologized and made a cope with the sufferer’s household, it was finally lowered to eight years.
Citing Yesong’s lack of remorse, the prosecution first urged an extended 15-year sentence, significantly when her authorized workforce tried to pin a few of the blame for the disaster on the sufferer.
The DJ’s lawyer spoke on her behalf, claiming she acknowledged the fees.
“She drank excessively at an business occasion and drove whereas intoxicated and has no recollection of the incident. She understands the seriousness of needing alcohol dependancy remedy,” the lawyer acknowledged.
Whereas Ahn’s aspect admitted to the fees, they argued that a few of the duty ought to be shouldered by the sufferer.
Reviewing her statements, she withdrew her assertions and talked about her struggles with monetary pressure.
“On the time, I used to be experiencing monetary hardship as a result of lack of bookings. I used to be at an essential gathering that had my livelihood at stake, and I couldn’t refuse to drink. This led me to make an inexcusable ache to the sufferer. I’m reflecting deeply,” she mentioned.
The listening to got here after the February collision wherein Yesong was driving whereas extraordinarily drunk, with a blood alcohol content material of 0.221, considerably larger than the authorized threshold for license revocation.
Ahn Ye Track, often known as Ye Track is a former member of the Okay-pop lady group INSTAR. She gained fame as a singer and performer within the group earlier than pursuing a profession as a DJ.
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