YouTube ‘drunk driving hunter’ and subscribers sentenced for causing fatal crash

A so-called drunk-driving hunter YouTuber gets into a police transport vehicle after attending a pretrial detention hearing at Gwangju District Court on the morning of Nov. 13, 2024. The YouTuber was brought in for the hearing after being booked on charges of jointly creating danger on the road by mobilizing several vehicles with subscribers to stop a car suspected of drunk driving. [YONHAP]   GWANGJU — A YouTuber, who contributed to the death of a suspected DUI offender by chasing them down for a YouTube livestream, was sentenced to prison and taken into custody in court on Thursday.   The YouTuber, a so-called vigilante known for tracking suspected drunk drivers, had pursued a vehicle with the help of his subscribers on Sept. 22, 2024. The court deemed the conduct not as an effort to stop drunk driving for the sake of the public but as a form of private punishment that created a deadly situation.   Related Article   The YouTuber, surnamed Choi, was sentenced to one year and six months in prison on charges of joint intimidation at the Gwangju Court. Choi was immediately taken into custody.   The court also sentenced seven other defendants, including YouTube subscribers who joined the
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