"Eulachacha Waikiki" Star Son Seung Won Makes 1st Public Appearance After Prison Release
"Eulachacha Waikiki" and "Healer" star Son Seung Won has made his public appearance for the first time, following his release from prison.
Now that his sentence and time served are already done, and while he's still waiting for his official sentence, Son Seung Won was discharged from prison and made his appearance to the general public through posts on his Instagram.
As seen in his first post at around 1:00 p.m. KST, the actor shared a photo, wherein he is seemingly in a café, clothed in a simple dark outfit. He's also with another person.
Then, at around 5:40 p.m. KST, there was another post uploaded on his account. This time, he is seen with his mother and his younger brother, and it's evident that they missed each other very much!
Son Seung Won wrote a caption on his post that reads, "I'm very sorry. I missed you a lot. Mom and my younger brother."
In April of 2019, Son Seung Won was sentenced to 18 months in prison. He was accused of drunk driving, driving without a license, and fleeing the scene where the incident took place. Senior judge Hong Ki gave the sentence to the actor after he pleaded guilty to the act of Additional Punishment Law on Specific Crimes, for fleeing the scene of an accident, as well as other additional charges.
At first, the actor was charged under the "Yoon Chang Ho law," wherein it was put into place late last year to impose a much stern punishment against drunk drivers who put others in danger, injure, or even kill someone. However, his case was upgraded into a special one since he also tried to run away, resulting in an even severer punishment.
It is stated under the South Korean law that if a person was injured by a driver, who is under the influence of liquor, the drunk driver would receive a sentence of 1-15 years in prison. Not only that, but he will also be fined the amount of KRW 10,000,000-30,000,000 (USD 8,772-26,317).
It only gets heavier for actor Son Seung Won since in the law, if a drunk driver injures a person and then tries to run away from the crime scene, the punishment is increased to a maximum of 30 years, and the fine still remains a maximum of KRW 30,000,000.
According to reports, Son Seung Won was examined and was caught drunk driving with a blood alcohol content of 0.21% last August 2018. After several months, he was caught again, and the examination resulted in a blood alcohol content of 0.206%. He hit a car and injured two people, and what's even worse was that he tried to flee from the crime scene.
However, other cars blocked him from doing so. It means many witnessed what happened and what he tried to do.
Known to be most active in musical theatre, Song Seung Won was cast as the youngest Korean actor as a leading role in the Korean staging of Hedwig and the Angry Inch in 2013. He then became famous through his dramas like "Hello! My Twenties," "Healer," "Eulachacha Waikiki," and many more.
