In June last year, a passenger car crashed into a line of cars waiting at a traffic light in Yamatotakada City, Nara Prefecture, killing one person and injuring five others. Police said the 88-year-old driver, who died after the accident, was behind the wheel. On the 19th, documents were sent to the public prosecutor on suspicion of negligent driving resulting in death or injury due to incorrect operation.
Last June, at an intersection in Yamatotakada City, Nara Prefecture, a passenger car driven by an 88-year-old man crashed into a line of oncoming cars waiting at a traffic light, killing his 90-year-old wife who was in the passenger seat of the car. In addition to the fatality, five people were seriously injured.
The driver of the car was also injured in the accident and taken to the hospital, where he died in December last year.
According to people involved in the investigation, the police analyzed drive recorder footage and found that the car was traveling at approximately 75km/h, exceeding the speed limit, and was suspected of running into oncoming traffic without applying the brakes. I found out something.
For this reason, police said that the driver's speeding and incorrect handling of the steering wheel led to the accident, and on the 19th, the suspect was found dead and the police referred the case to prosecutors on suspicion of negligent driving resulting in death or injury.