Last month, a mini passenger car driven by a 97-year-old man went out of control in Fukushima City, killing and injuring five people, including pedestrians. indicted for the crime.
Kuniyoshi Namishio (97) of Fukushima City was indicted.
According to the indictment, on the night of the 19th of last month, while driving a light passenger car on a city road passing by a large commercial facility in Fukushima City, he ran onto the sidewalk and hit a pedestrian, a 42-year-old woman, and killed him. He has been charged with negligent driving resulting in death and injury after colliding with multiple cars waiting at a traffic light and injuring four women.
The prosecution has not clarified whether it is true or not, but according to the police, according to the investigation, ``I ran on the sidewalk and passed as it was, and when I saw a pedestrian, I tried to stop, but I mistakenly stepped on the brake and accelerator.'' It means that he confessed and admitted that he caused the accident.
The prosecution said in the indictment that the defendant mistakenly stepped on the brake and accelerator, causing the mini-vehicle to accelerate to at least 60 kilometers per hour just before hitting the pedestrian.