Two years ago, a car driven by an 89-year-old driver went out of control in Osaka Sayama City, Osaka Prefecture, and three people were killed or injured. sentenced to a year's imprisonment.
In November two years ago, a car ran out of control near a supermarket in Sayama City, Osaka, hitting three men and women, killing one and injuring two others. Takashi (90) was charged with negligent driving resulting in death and injury.
The cause of this accident is said to be that when the passenger stopped the passenger car and tried to get off, he did not apply the parking brake, so he mistakenly stepped on the brake and the accelerator to stop the car that had started to move.
In the ruling on the 27th, Judge Shogo Ninagawa of the Sakai Branch of the Osaka District Court said, "The defendant should have stopped the car without fail, causing the car to start erroneously and make a fatal driving error. However, even considering that he is quite old and cannot make quick and accurate judgments compared to younger people, the extent of his negligence is considerable," he said, and sentenced him to three years in prison.
At the trial so far, defendant Yokoyama said, "I am very sorry. I do not know how to apologize."