US service member fined for 260-km drunken drive in Korea

A US service member stationed in South Korea has been fined 15 million won ($10,200) for driving about 260 kilometers from Gwangju to Busan while heavily intoxicated, a court said Friday.

The Busan District Court convicted the technical sergeant of drunken driving and operating a vehicle without mandatory insurance.

The defendant drove a Lincoln sedan from Gwangsan-gu in Gwangju to Busanjin-gu in Busan at about 9 p.m. on Dec.

17 last year, according to the court.

A breath test showed a blood alc ...