[대만은 지금 = 류정엽(柳大叔)]
한국에서 유학 중인 대만 유학생이 만취한 음주운전자가 몰던 차에 치여 안타깝게 목숨을 잃는 사고가 발생했다.
24일 대만 언론들에 따르면 쩡칭휘(曾慶暉) 위생복리부 자이(嘉義)병원 마취과 주임은 "또 다른 피해자가 발생하지 않았으면 좋겠다. 그래서 음주 운전에 대한 가혹한 처벌을 강화하기 위해 청와대에 법을 개정해달라고 청원한다"고 밝혔다.
쩡 주임은 사고 피해자 쩡이린(曾以琳, 28)씨의 아버지다.
한국에서 유학 중인 쩡이린 씨는 지난 11월 6일 귀가 도중 음주운전 차량에 치여 목숨을 잃었다. 가해 차량은 정지신호를 무시하고 과속으로 달렸다.
숨진 쩡씨의 아버지와 어머니, 친구들은 매우 슬퍼했고, 청와대에 온라인 청원을 시작했다.
자이병원 측은 한국 청와대 청원게시판에 20만 명 이상이 서명해야 한국 정부가 응답해준다고 설명하면서 간곡한 청원이 정족수에 달할 수 있길 바란다고 밝혔다.
쩡 주임은 딸 정쩡이린 씨가 한국의 모 대학에서 신학 박사과정을 밟고 있었다고 밝혔다.
그는 딸은 11월 6일 서울에서 귀가 도중 이러한 변을 당했다며 그에게 이런 일이 일어나리라고는 생각조차 못했다고 밝혔다.
한국 청와대, 국회의원 등에게 편지 보내 음주운전에 대한 법안을 더욱 엄격하게 개정해달라고 요구했다고 밝혔다. 딸의 소중한 생명이 헛된 희생이 되지 않길 희망한다고 덧붙였다.
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韓國總統府青瓦台的網路請願板連署──中文版
2020年11月6日傍晚
一名28歲、年輕有為的青年在綠燈穿越人行道時，被酒後駕駛人的車輛撞倒、不治身亡。
她來韓國5年了，是我的好朋友，也是我的鄰居。她曾是比任何人都為自己的夢想努力學習與工作的學生。即使在多年艱難的異國生活中，她對韓國的熱愛也比任何人都要深，也許韓國是比她成長的母國，更讓她想久留的國家吧。
這樣的朋友被酒駕司機撞倒，被剝奪了其他年輕人未來能享有的無數機會與夢想，去了再也不能回來的地方。
我朋友的父母因為武漢肺炎疫情，只能短暫停留韓國，但當局告訴他們，由於事故在司機酒醉的狀況下發生，肇事者實際上會得到更輕的懲罰。
酒駕事故不可能只發生在這個朋友身上。無論國籍，年齡，性別，隨時都有可能發生在我們的家人和朋友身上。酒駕是預備謀殺的行為，需要比其他罪行更嚴厲的懲罰。
這項請願只有一個原因。我的朋友已經去了天堂，再也回不來了，只希望今後能避免任何可怕的酒駕事故，不要再犧牲任何人的性命。
這起悲慘的事件，不要再次於我的家人、朋友、愛人身上重演。我們呼籲對酒駕犯罪採取更嚴厲的懲處。
韓國總統府青瓦台的網路請願板連署──英文版
[A 28-year-old young woman was killed by a drunk driver while crossing a crosswalk.]
On the evening of November 6, 2020, a 28-year-old promising young woman was hit by a drunk driver while crossing the street on a green pedestrian light. She was killed on the spot.
She was my closest friend and beloved neighbor, nearing five years of residence in Korea as a foreigner. She was a passionate student who worked harder for her dreams than anyone else.
Despite years of living a difficult life in a foreign land, her affections for Korea ran deeper than anyone I knew.
Perhaps Korea was the country where my friend would have wanted to stay, rather than returning to her home country.
This beloved friend was hit by a drunk driver and was forcibly deprived of all of her future opportunities and dreams, dreams and hopes that any young person would have nurtured, would have dreamed of; she was sent to a place of no return.
My friend’s parents, who were allowed only a brief stay in Korea due to COVID-19, were told by the authorities that the driver would actually receive a softer punishment because the accident happened while the perpetrator was drunk.
A drunk driving accident is not just something that can happen to my friend. It can happen to any of our family and friends, regardless of nationality, age, or gender. Drinking and driving is premeditated murder and requires more, not less, severe punishment than other crimes.
There is only one reason for this petition.
My friend, who has gone to heaven, cannot return.
My only hope is of a future where no more precious lives, not even one, have to be taken in terrible drunk driving accidents such as this.
That this tragic event will never repeat for any of our families, our friends, and our loved ones, we urge stronger penalties for drunk driving-related crimes.