Legendary left-handed pitcher and 'Guk Choi-Kang Baseball' talk genius Jang Won-sam, with a total of 121 wins, was briefly indicted on charges of drunk driving and was sentenced to a fine.

According to a report by Yonhap News on the 7th, the Busan District Court Eastern Branch issued a summary order last March, imposing a fine of 7 million won on Jang Won-sam, who was briefly indicted for violating the Traffic Accident Handling Special Act (injury) and the Road Traffic Act (drunk driving). The summary order is a procedure to impose fines, etc., through written hearings without a formal trial.

According to the indictment, on August 16 of last year, Jang Won-sam began a late-night drinking session with acquaintances in Changwon, drinking at a first barbecue restaurant, a second hangover soup restaurant, and a third convenience store, and took a taxi, arriving home at 3:37 a.m. on the 17th. After sleeping and waking up at home, he grabbed the steering wheel around noon on the 17th for his schedule in Busan, which led to a collision accident.

After the incident became known, Jang Won-sam stated through social media, "Although I did not drink and drive on the day of the accident, if I had any hangover remaining, I should have either called a taxi or used public transportation with my companions instead of thinking it was fine to drive after drinking the previous day and getting enough sleep." He acknowledged that he had not immediately taken the wheel after drinking but had driven while still under the effects of alcohol from the previous day, which constituted drunk driving. Despite this, as his blood alcohol concentration (0.08% or more) was at a level that warranted license cancellation, reflection and restraint were inevitable. Therefore, he regrettably departed from 'Choi-Kang Baseball' and received a summary order with a fine of 7 million won.

Jang Won-sam, who joined the Hyundai Unicorns in the 2002 second round as the 89th overall pick after attending Yongma High School and Kyungsung University, made his official debut in 2006 and earned a reputation as a representative left-handed ace in the KBO league, playing for the Heroes, Samsung, LG, and Lotte. He recorded 121 wins, 98 losses, 1 save, and 9 holds in 367 games, with an earned run average of 4.28.

In particular, in 2012, he achieved 17 wins, becoming the winning king, and in the same year, he won the Golden Glove in the institutional sector for pitchers, reaching the pinnacle of his career. He also played for the national team, being a member of the gold medal team in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and contributing to the team's success with the Taegeuk mark in the 2009 World Baseball Classic (WBC). However, he retired after finishing with the Lotte Giants in 2020.

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