Actor Park Sang-min, who was put on trial for his third drinking and driving offense, was sentenced to a suspended prison term in the appeals court.
On the 16th, the Suwon District Court's Criminal Appeals Division 1-2 (Director General Lee Heon-sook, Kim Jong-geun, and Jeong Chang-geun) dismissed both the defendant's and the prosecution's appeals, maintaining the original sentence of six months in prison with a two-year suspended sentence for Park Sang-min, who was indicted without detention on charges of violating the Road Traffic Act.
The court stated, "Considering that there are no changes in circumstances in the current proceedings, the original sentence is appropriate."
Park Sang-min was indicted on charges of driving his vehicle under the influence around 8 a.m. on May 19 last year in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province. After falling asleep in an alley before returning home, Park Sang-min was caught by the police in response to a report, and his blood alcohol concentration at the time was measured at 0.163%, a level sufficient for license cancellation.
As a result, Park Sang-min has become a "Samjin" for drinking and driving. Previously, in February 2011, he was caught driving a junior's vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration that warranted a license suspension in Gangnam, Seoul, and in August 1997, he was arrested by the police after causing a drinking and driving accident in Gangnam.
Park Sang-min made his debut in 1990 with the film "The General's Son."
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