I wonder how many arrests it takes to get jailed in South Korea for DUIs? Obviously three is not the number:
Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Kang Jung-ho arrives at the Seoul Central District Court on March 3, 2017, to attend a verdict hearing on his DUI charges. (Yonhap)
Pittsburgh Pirates’ third baseman Kang Jung-ho received a suspended sentence Friday for driving under the influence of alcohol.
The Seoul Central District Court sentenced Kang to eight months in prison, which is to be suspended for two years, for leaving the scene of a DUI accident in Seoul on Dec. 2.
Prosecutors had sought a summary order with a fine of 15 million won ($US13,000) on Kang. But the court determined Kang’s case was serious enough that it must be processed through a trial.
The ruling clears the path for Kang to travel to the United States and join the Pirates in spring training long underway. Kang has had to stay in Seoul for his trial on Feb. 22 and verdict hearing Friday. [Yonhap]
