Family Forgives Driver Involved in Camp Casey Accident

Mark tipped me off to this article in the Stars and Stripes. The article explains that the family of the woman killed in the traffic accident with a US Army LMTV two weeks ago outside of Camp Casey, has depised the protestors trying to cash in on them woman’s death:

Her death has generated a wave of interest from local media and protesters, who have besieged the family. Yang-sups wife stressed that the family wants no part of the protests.

The protesters urge us to make waves and make the case bigger and pave the way for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Korea, said Shun. They stay at the accident site day and night. Our business is right next to the accident site. Since the accident it has been impossible for us to open our business. We cannot even go to our office.

The family is also looking for compensation from the US Army:

So far, he said, the U.S. military has paid them about $5,000. But Yang-sup plans to request additional money under the Status of Forces Agreement rules that allow South Koreans to claim compensation for damage, death or injury caused by U.S. forces.

Yang-sup said his business cost him about $100,000 and that it will lose $10,000 every month that he cannot work.

I would have to think the Army is going to show the family the money here at some near point. Here is the most common sense statement I have seen come out of this tragic accident:

We hate to see the driver suffer or go through life difficulties through this accident, he said. Even though he was warned by the co-driver twice to be careful, the noise prevented him from hearing the warnings. We do not believe he did it on purpose. He was a young soldier, far from home and defending South Korea. The last thing we want is for the driver to be punished.

Any bets if this will be reported in the Korean media?