Presenting the “salary” of the late child 20 years after the Tomei accident Declaration of drunk driving on December 1, 20:16
Twenty years ago, two younger sisters died after being hit by a drunk driving truck on the Tomei Expressway. The accident triggered a severe punishment for drunk driving. A party was held on the 1st, and the compensation received by the bereaved family was presented to an organization working on accident prevention as a “salary” for the two adults.
On November 28, 1999, 20 years ago, on the Tomei Expressway in Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, a heavy-duty drunk truck collided with a passenger car carrying four family members. The younger sister of 1) at the time died, leading to severe punishment for dangerous driving such as drunk driving.
His parents Yasutaka Inoue and Mrs. Atsumi have a meeting to celebrate the two of them every year. The meeting that was held in Chiba City on the 1st is about the bereaved family of traffic accidents and people working on traffic safety. 70 people attended.
The couple has been receiving compensation for the accident from the age of 19 years if they were alive, but they called the “salary” of the two adults and were working on an organization that would prevent accidents. Donate.
Two groups were given “salary” and the catalog was handed to them.
Then, in a nearby park, balloons were also blown to send the two deceased to heaven.
Mr. Atsumi said, “No parent is pleased to receive the child's compensation. I want this money to help reduce accidents and drunk driving.”
Wide presentation
The “salary” of the two people is widely given not only to organizations that promote accident prevention activities, but also to organizations that work on alcohol issues.
The “National Citizens Association for Alcohol Drug Issues” that received the catalog at the day of the presentation ceremony wants to raise the right knowledge of alcohol consumption because drunk driving due to hangover is still unsuccessful.
Tomomi Imanari, the representative of the association, said, "I want to receive the thoughts of the two people who have died and use them carefully."
"Dangerous driving lethal injury" triggers new establishment
The accident occurred on November 28, 1999, 20 years ago.
On the Tomei Expressway in Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, a large truck collided with a passenger car carrying Mr. Inoue and his family, and the passenger car burned.
In this accident, two younger sisters, the eldest daughter, Souko-chan (3 at that time) and the second daughter, Shuko-chan (at that time 1), died in front of their parents.
The truck driver was drunk immediately before the accident and was drunk and continued to drive, despite being noted at the toll booth.
The criminal law was revised in the wake of this accident, and a new “Dangerous Driving Fatal Injury Crime” has been established to reinforce penalties for drivers who have caused accidents such as drunk driving.
Eliminate drunk driving
Mr. Yasutaka Inoue and Mr. and Mrs. Amami who lost their two young daughters in the accident have been making efforts to eradicate drunk driving and traffic safety.
The driver of the truck that caused the accident was sentenced to four years in prison for charges such as negligence in business due to the law at the time.
Mr. and Mrs. Inoue said that “the sentence was too light”, and they signed for the strict punishment of drivers who had accidents due to dangerous driving.
In response, the Penal Code was revised and a new “Dangerous Driving Fatal Injury Crisis” was added to increase the penalties for drivers who had accidents caused by dangerous driving such as drunk driving.
The revised penal code was enacted on the second day of the death of a daughter who died just two years after the accident.
On the other hand, in a civil trial against the driver and the company where he worked, a judgment was issued to order compensation.
The ruling ordered that if the two were alive, each year, they would be 19 years old, and every year they would be compensated for over 5 million yen.
The couple has donated two salaries to various organizations to help them eradicate drunk driving, traffic safety, and victim support, and some of the recipients address the problem of alcohol dependence. Groups are also included.
Souko Inoue (3 at that time) and Shuko (at the time 1) who died in the accident would have been 23 and 21 if they were alive.
Yasutaka, father, said, “There was a space for small children to play at the Ghibli Museum Mitaka, which happened to be the day of his death, but he looked over to see if there was a player and Zhou "I talked about my feelings towards my young daughter."
“The accident is still reviving in 20 years, as if it happened yesterday. If it grew up, it would have been a member of society and a university student. Some of my classmates have married friends, and it ’s still unacceptable that the two watches have stopped even though 20 years have passed. ”
Mr. Yasutaka said, “If you were alive, you should have reached the age of your salary. If you and Shouko were alive, they would have been useful to the world, so I would like you to make a donation.” It was.
Mr. Atsumi said, “Kanko and Shuko have been working for a year and have received salary, and we have been using the money they originally used. Parents who are happy to receive children's compensation. I want this money to help reduce accidents and drunk driving, and to reduce incidents involving more children and involving children. "
In addition, we have appealed that we should stop driving while driving a car while using a mobile phone, etc., whose fines have been raised since the 1st of this month.
Mr. Atsumi said, “It is regrettable that the number of drivers who are not aware of safety is not zero. Such an accident is an accident caused by dangerous driving, so it should be eliminated. It's too late to know that it's dangerous driving after someone's sacrifice.If there are people who are going to talk to each other and want to do that, please stop them. I wanted. "