[사회]Two years in prison for taxi drivers who prevented ambulances from ‘obstructing the business’

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The case of a taxi driver blocking an ambulance with an emergency patient and the grieving family filed a national petition at the Blue House, which was known to generate public resentment.

The first court of first instance sentenced a taxi driver to two years in prison.

The grieving family said the ruling was unfortunate.

This is Sohn Hyo-jung.

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In June, a taxi driver, Choi Mo, blocked an ambulance transporting an emergency patient and said dealing with a contact accident comes first.

The death of a patient with stage 4 lung cancer who was in an ambulance at the time caused great criticism.

[최 모 씨 / 택시 기사 : 내가 책임질 테니까, 119 불러준다고. 내가 책임진다고 죽으면. 내가 이거 다 아니까.]

Choi was brought to trial on charges of interfering with and assaulting an ambulance driver.

The first court of first instance sentenced Choi to two years in prison.

In this case, the court not only prevented the transfer of patients by ambulance, but also explained the reason for the sentence, saying that the crime was very serious, saying that in the past, the money from the settlement was scammed several times, such as deliberately beating and threatening a private ambulance.

However, if the cause of death of the patient in the ambulance at that time was due to the act of Mr. Choi, or the causal link was not clearly confirmed, it was not reflected in the sentence.

The grieving family expressed regret, saying it was the result of not properly reflecting the family’s pain.

[이정도 / 유족 측 변호사 : 결국, 저희 유족이나 망인이나 이런 분들의 아픔이 정확히 반영된 판결은 아니라고 생각합니다. 구형에 비해서도 너무나 작게 선고된 게 아닌가 아쉬운 점이 많이 있습니다.]

The grieving family previously sued Choi in late July on nine charges, including murder and negligence.

The subject of the police investigation is to find out whether Choi’s act of blocking an ambulance for about 10 minutes resulted in the death of the deceased.

The police asked the Korean Medical Association for an assessment as to whether the victim’s condition at that time could be considered as a result of death due to a delay in transportation.

[강동경찰서 관계자 : 저희는 증거대로 수사 원칙대로 그렇게 수사하겠습니다.]

Since the grieving family also filed a lawsuit against Choi for damages of tens of millions of won for mental suffering, the civil lawsuits are expected to begin sooner or later.

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