Last year, a deliveryman of the delivery agency service "Uber Eats" was accused of negligent fatalities in business by hitting an elderly man crossing a pedestrian crossing on a bicycle and killing him. Pointed out that "the negligence of violating the basic duty of care is serious," and sentenced him to a suspended sentence of one year and six months in prison.
Defendant Junya Iwano, 29, who was a deliveryman for Uber Eats, hit a 78-year-old man walking across a pedestrian crossing while riding a bicycle to deliver food in Itabashi-ku, Tokyo last April. He was accused of being fatal due to business negligence.
In a ruling on the 18th, Judge Kaoru Kagami of the Tokyo District Court said, "The defendant who was trying to efficiently obtain commission-based delivery fees, etc., was not equipped with lights while it was raining at night, making it difficult to see the front and left and right. As a bicycle, I ran at a fairly high speed without confirming safety. It is a serious mistake to neglect the basic precautions. "
On the other hand, he sentenced him to 1 year and 6 months in prison and 3 years suspended sentence, saying, "I plead guilty and apologize to the victim and the bereaved family, showing regret and remorse." ..