Seoul: A court of appeals on Friday upheld a lower court's 2 1/2-year prison sentence for popera singer Kim Ho-joong, who was accused of ramming his car into a taxi while driving drunk and fleeing the scene last year.
According to Yonhap News Agency, the appellate division of the Seoul Central District Court affirmed the ruling for Kim, finding him guilty of dangerous driving resulting in injury, a hit-and-run resulting in injury, and failure to take necessary measures after a car accident. Kim, aged 33, had previously received the same sentence from the Seoul Central District Court in November of the prior year.
The charges stem from an incident on May 9 last year, where Kim was accused of driving his car into a stationary taxi in the opposite lane in Seoul's Gangnam Ward. After the collision, he reportedly left the scene without taking appropriate measures and later instructed his manager to take responsibility by turning himself in.