On the 5th, an 82-year-old part-time employee who had already returned his license was arrested in the precincts of a temple in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, driving a car and hitting a woman who was visiting a grave.
The woman was confirmed dead at the hospital to which she was transported, and police are investigating the details of the accident.
According to the police, it is not considered driving without a license because it is on private property.
Norihiro Obata (82), a part-time employee in Higashi Ward, Fukuoka City, was arrested, according to the police, driving a light passenger car on the grounds of a temple in Hakata Ward, Fukuoka City around 9:40 am on the 5th. , was arrested on the spot on suspicion of negligent driving injury for hitting an 81-year-old woman who was visiting a grave.
She was taken to hospital, where she was pronounced dead about an hour later.
According to the police, Kobatake returned his driver's license in September last year, but because the scene is on private property, he is not considered to be driving without a license.
According to the investigation so far, he was in charge of garden maintenance at the temple, and "I came to the temple with his wife driving, but after that, when I moved the car, I started without confirming safety." He said he admitted to the allegations.
Police have changed the charge to negligent driving causing death and are investigating the details of the accident.