Police in Chiba said Monday they have arrested a university employee after he ran into and killed a man while driving along the Keiyo Highway, after which he fled the scene.
According to police, the suspect, identified as Yu Tomie, 31, a soccer coach at Josai International University, struck and killed a man with his vehicle while driving on the outbound highway in Chiba City on Saturday night, Fuji TV reported.
Tomie later told police following his arrest that he had consumed alcohol before the time of the incident. He was quoted as saying, "I didn't even know what I had run into, so I just kept going."
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WA4TKG
" I didn't know what I ran into, that's how DRUNK I was ".
khulifi
Because he did not know what he did because he was drunk ... then he will be set free.
Balefire
The hit and run is unforgivable, and of course he shouldn't have been driving drunk. I feel sorry for the victim and his family and/or friends.
I am curious, however, about details of how it happened, since there shouldn't have been a pedestrian just walking along the Keiyo Highway. At least not the vehicles-only Keiyo Expressway with which I'm familiar.
If the victim was changing a tire or something on the shoulder, it makes the perpetrator's story sound even less believable; if the victim wasn't near a car, I wonder why.
There certainly seem to be some pertinent details missing here.
Novenachama
What' sad is that if a suspect of a crime flees, committing a drunk hit-and-run, and is able to sober up before being located, they will incur less penalty than if they stayed on the scene. In the end apprehending drunk and dangerous driving situations is vital to stopping both the initial accident as well as the "run."
goodchoice
Let me guess...middle of the night. Pedestrian was wearing dark clothes and was jaywalking, completely ignoring cars coming...as if he was deaf and blind...and he was also drinking.
But yes, lets blame the alcohol in the driver's system, because we all know sober driver's never hit these insane pedestrians.
Where there is no justice, people will seek to escape the law. Only a full accounting will see justice served. Simply saying "Aha! You were drinking! Automatically your fault!" is too simple-minded to call justice.
DudeDeuce
There must be more to this story if he hit someone on a highway. Pedestrians and highways don't mix.
Mocheake
A long jail sentence is bound to keep him sober, and, hopefully, reflective.