A well-known DJ named Ahn was indicted on charges of killing a motorcycle delivery driver while driving drunk. Her defense attempted to shift the blame onto the victim once again during the court hearing.
Ahn’s lawyer argued during the second trial on May 10, overseen by Judge Kim Ji Young of the 25th Criminal Division of the Seoul Central District Court, “The motorcycle entered the first lane from the second lane without turning on its left blinker (turn signal). If the blinker had been on, Ahn could have taken measures such as slowing down.” The defense stated, “We do not dispute the fact that the defendant’s car hit the motorcycle, causing the victim’s death,” but pleaded, “Please consider the fact that the motorcycle did not comply with the Road Traffic Act.”
During the first trial in April, Ahn’s side also claimed, “Under the Road Traffic Act, motorcycles are not allowed to drive in the first lane, but the victim was in the first lane. If the victim had stayed in the second lane, the accident might not have happened.”
In the early morning of February 3, Ahn is accused of hitting a motorcycle while driving a Mercedes-Benz under the influence in Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. The delivery driver who is in his 50s was taken to the hospital but later passed away. At the time, it was reported that Ahn did not properly execute emergency measures and was holding her pet dog. Prosecutors suspect that Ahn caused another accident and fled the scene before causing the fatal accident. About 10 minutes before the fatal accident, she crossed the center line and hit an oncoming car, causing the driver to suffer injuries that took two weeks to heal.
However, Ahn’s lawyer argued that there was no intention to flee, saying, “The defendant stopped after the accident and had a 6-7 minute conversation with the victim, who also reported the incident.”
When asked by the court if she had provided her contact information, the lawyer responded, “The victim took a photo of the license plate.”
The prosecution rebutted, “The victim heard her say, ‘Please let it go just this once.’ If she didn’t give her contact information, then she did run away. A layperson can’t identify the driver just by photographing the license plate.”