TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested 5 suspects, together with one common determine within the “drifting world,” for harmful driving within the capital final 12 months, experiences Jiji Press (Mar. 3).
Brazilian nationwide Yuji Marcelo Yoshikawa, 27, Takato Tsukiji, 28, and three others have been arrested on suspicion of violating the Road Traffic Act for joint harmful conduct.
Between 2:00 a.m. and a couple of:15 a.m. on December 27, the 5 males are suspected of driving 5 modified vehicles in a line, repeatedly swerving and interesting in different harmful driving on a highway at Oi Futo in Ota Ward.
During questioning, Yoshikawa and three others partially denied the costs. He stated, “I drifted at the scene, but not with anyone else.” The fifth suspect admitted to the allegations.
According to Tokyo police, the 5 males are members of the drift workforce Nihon Majikiteru Rengo. The group is believed to have been lively for over 10 years. Members drift on public roads and host drift competitions at race tracks.
At the time of the incident, they have been drifting in entrance of an viewers. Tsukiji was arrested on the day of the incident for violating the Road Traffic Act for hit-and-run and different offenses. His car struck bystanders, with two struggling critical accidents, together with damaged legs. Afterward, he fled the scene.
Yoshikawa is a well-liked drifter. He posts movies of himself drifting on public roads and circuits on social media.