YOKOHAMA, Feb 13 (News On Japan) –
A US Navy sailor stationed in Japan has been referred to prosecutors on suspicion of negligent driving leading to loss of life after a car-motorcycle collision in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, final September that killed a 22-year-old man.
According to police, the sailor’s automobile struck a motorbike on a nationwide freeway in Yokosuka. Immediately after the accident, the sailor was escorted again to base by navy police, stopping native officers from questioning him on the scene. However, the police later carried out interviews with the sailor and others concerned as a part of their investigation.
The dad and mom of the sufferer, Tsubasa Ito, 22, commented: “We want to see justice served in Japan, and we hope he sincerely atones for his serious negligence.”
Source: TBS