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Officer who asked drunk driver for dinner money, liquor gets suspended term

An Incheon police officer received a suspended prison term for seeking cash and liquor from a drunk-driving suspect while handling his case.

2026.8.20

Cherry blossom outing takes fatal turn after alleged drunk driving crash

A mother of two died from her injuries after being struck by a vehicle operated by a driver with a blood alcohol level well over the legal limit.

2026.6.27

Trot singer Kim Ho-joong granted parole after doing time for drunken hit-and-run

The singer, jailed for a drunken hit-and-run and accused of trying to get his manager to take the blame, will be released on parole June 30 under probation supervision.

2026.6.23

Air Force criticized for loosely enforcing sobriety rules, deadly runways

Air Force enforcing sobriety rules loosely: state auditor

2026.6.17

A drunk driver who struck a Japanese mother and her daughter while intoxicated in Seoul attends a pre-arrest interrogation hearing at Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District on Nov. 5, 2025. [NEWS1]

Drunk driver sentenced to five years for fatal crash involving Japanese tourists in Seoul

A drunk driver who struck two Japanese tourists, killing one, at a crosswalk in central Seoul was sentenced to five years in prison on Tuesday and ordered to forfeit the Tesla he was driving at the time.

2026.5.12

Buddhist monk gets 8 months in prison for repeated drunk driving

The Suwon District Court sentenced a monk to eight months in prison and took them into custody in court on charges of violating the Road Traffic Act, specifically drunk driving, on Saturday, according to the legal community.

2026.5.3

Volleyball player Ahn Hye-jin, who was caught driving under the influence, attends a disciplinary committee meeting at the Korean Volleyball Federation in Mapo District, western Seoul, on April 27. [NEWS1]

Volleyball player Ahn Hye-jin gets 5 million won fine for drunk driving

Volleyball player Ahn Hye-jin has been handed a fine of 5 million won by the Korean Volleyball Federation for drunk driving on April 16, while taking into account her lack of a club this season as an unsigned free agent.

2026.4.27

Former member of boy band Winner Nam Tae-hyun speaks to reporters as he leaves the Seoul Western District Court after a hearing on charges of violating the Narcotics Control Act on Oct. 19, 2023. [NEWS1]

Court sentences ex-member of boy band Winner to one year in prison after DUI

The court sentenced Nam Tae-hyun, a former member of the boy band Winner, to one year in prison and a fine of 1 million won ($675) on Thursday for drunk driving while on a suspended sentence for drug use.

2026.4.9

Police conduct drunk driving tests outside Yanggang Elementary School in Yangcheon District, western Seoul, on March 4. [YONHAP]

DUI offenders get off scot-free as police sit on investigation requests

South Chungcheong police sat idle on cases that needed supplementary investigation for prosecutors, thereby allowing two driving under the influence (DUI) offenders to go without charges because the statute of limitations had expired.

2026.4.6

This photo provided by the Martin County Sheriff's Office shows the overturned vehicle in a rollover crash that involved Tiger Woods in Jupiter Island, Florida, on March 27. [AP/YONHAP]

Tiger Woods is facing an uncertain future off the golf course after his DUI arrest in Florida

Tiger Woods got out of jail and into the passenger's seat of a dark SUV, his face as vacant as in his mug shot as he was driven away to a future again filled with so much uncertainty.

2026.3.29