TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police allege {that a} male taxi driver was impaired by cocaine when he crashed his non-public automobile into one other automobile on a avenue in Edogawa Ward final month, injuring the opposite driver.
Afterward, Takahide Kaneko, 26, begged the second driver to not alert the authorities, stories Jiji Press (Aug. 14).
The incident occurred at 9:05 a.m. on July 4, when Kaneko swerved his automobile throughout the middle line and rear-ended a lightweight automobile ready at a site visitors mild.
The male driver of the opposite automobile suffered bone fractures and different accidents, police stated.
When police arrived, Kaneko gave the impression to be appearing surprisingly. An evaluation of his urine gave a constructive consequence for cocaine.
Upon his arrest on suspicion of violating the Road Traffic Act concerning harmful driving leading to damage, Kaneko, a resident of Edogawa, denied the costs. “I’m sure I caused the accident, but I was not driving while under the influence of cocaine,” he stated.
At the time of the accident, Kaneko was off-duty. Immediately afterward, he urged the injured male driver to not alert anybody. “Don’t call the police! I’ll pay 400,000 yen for damage this serious, so let’s get this over with,” he stated.
Security digicam footage shot earlier than the accident captured Kaneko exhibiting uncommon habits, together with kicking his personal automobile in a comfort retailer parking zone.
Since there have been no indicators on the scene that Kaneko utilized the brakes on his automobile, police imagine that the consequences of cocaine made it troublesome for him to drive usually.
The arrest is the second for Kaneko on this case. He was first arrested and indicted on expenses of violating the Narcotics Control Act for utilizing cocaine.
According to police, that is the primary case in Tokyo of a driver being arrested on suspicion of harmful driving leading to damage after utilizing cocaine.