Seven years ago, in Saku City, Nagano Prefecture, a junior high school boy was hit by a car and died, and a trial of an office worker charged with hit-and-run began on the 15th.
In this accident, the office worker's trial was over seven years ago for the crime of hitting a junior high school student, and the defendant's lawyer said that he could not judge the same accident twice, and demanded an "exemption" to terminate the trial. ..
Seven years ago, in March 2015, Ikeda, an office worker in Miyota Town, Nagano Prefecture, died in an accident in which Ms. Kiyo Wada, a third-year junior high school student who was crossing a pedestrian crossing in Saku City, was hit by a car (15) and died. Defendant Tadamasa (49) is accused of hit-and-run for leaving without immediate rescue.
In this accident, a sentence of 3 years in prison and 5 years of suspended sentence was confirmed seven years ago for the crime of negligent driving fatalities that hit a junior high school student, and in this case, only the crime of hit-and-run was charged.
At the first trial held at the Nagano District Court on the 15th, the defendant pleaded not guilty to the hit-and-run, saying, "I am aware that I have fulfilled my duty of relief and reporting."
In addition, the defendant's lawyer pleaded not guilty and demanded a "dismissal" to terminate the trial, saying that it was a "non-bis in idem" that prohibits the same case from being tried twice in principle.
On the other hand, the prosecution said in the opening statement, "I didn't call the police or the fire department even though I was aware of the splash. I went to the convenience store to buy a product to prevent bad breath to hide the smell of alcohol. It was about 10 minutes later that I took it and went to the place where the victim had collapsed. "
Parents "It was a long time before this day"
After listening to the trial, Yoshimitsu Wada, who lost his son, Kiyo, who was in the third year of junior high school at the time, said, "I want the defendant to think with his hands on his chest whether he really thinks that he is not a hit-and-run." ".
In addition, her mother, Mari, said unfortunately, "It was a long time before this day. I was shocked to feel that I had spent seven years without remorse because I was insisting on my innocence." rice field.