Dangerous driving at 194 km h resulting in fatal accident defendant says “I don’t know” defense argues “doesn’t constitute a high speed that was difficult to control” at first hearing．
Dangerous driving resulting in fatal accident at 194km/h: Defendant man says “I don’t know,” defense argues “Doesn’t qualify as high speed that is difficult to control” First hearing at Oita District Court Is the issue “dangerous driving” or “negligent driving”? The first hearing in a lay judge trial of a man who was 19 years old at the time and is accused of dangerous driving resulting in death for driving a car at 194km/h on a prefectural road in Oita City three years ago, crashing into an oncoming vehicle and killing a man, was held at the Oita District Court. The man said “I don’t know about such things” regarding dangerous driving, and the defense argued that dangerous driving did not exist, indicating that they will fight the charges. According to the indictment, in February 2021, a 19-year-old man (23) was driving a car at 194 km/h on a prefectural road in Ozai, Oita City, when he collided with an oncoming vehicle turning right, killing Ken Koyanagi (50 at the time). At the first hearing of the lay judge trial, which began on the 5th at the Oita District Court, when asked by the presiding judge about dangerous driving, the defendant replied, “I don’t know anything about that sort of thing.” After this, the defense indicated they would fight the case, arguing that “the driving did not constitute high speeds that were difficult to control, and there was no intent to obstruct, so dangerous driving does not exist.” In their opening statement, the prosecution said, “When driving at 194 km/h, the vehicle shakes significantly. The number of times steering and braking operations increase, and even a small mistake can lead to incorrect operation. “Driving 194 km/h at night reduces visibility and makes it difficult to notice vehicles turning right,” he said. Regarding obstruction, “forcing another person to make a sudden evacuation while driving and preventing them from driving freely and safely is also an act of obstruction. The road where the incident occurred is one where it is assumed that there will be vehicles turning right, so pedestrians are naturally aware of oncoming vehicles. “At 194 kilometres per hour, the stopping distance is 265 metres, and the driver was travelling straight at such an abnormally high speed that he could not have avoided a collision,” he said, describing the driving as dangerous. Meanwhile, the defense argued, “The steering wheel did not shake or the driver was unable to brake or anything like that. Until the actual collision, the car was able to travel straight ahead as intended without veering out of its lane. He claimed that he had no active motive to risk his own life and limb to obstruct the passage of an oncoming vehicle making a right turn. He added: “Under the law, high speed alone does not constitute dangerous driving. There is no scientific evidence that driving 194 km at night leads to impaired vision… *The rest is omitted, please see the source for the full article. Yahoo!News 11/5 (Tue) 10:08 distribution obs Oita Broadcasting.
Dangerous driving resulting in death or injury is a crime that applies when someone is killed or injured through dangerous driving of a motor vehicle. High application.
I think that fatal accidents occurring when driving at 1.5 times the speed limit should be automatically charged with dangerous driving, but I think it would be fine if a judge could set a precedent, like with the death penalty.
“Out of control” means he was trying to avoid a car that was trying to turn right and was running into him. He was going fast but going straight. And the car is very powerful.
Well, the law allows the sale of cars that can go up to 180km on public roads, so it doesn’t make sense to judge dangerous driving based on speed alone.
> Until the actual collision, the car was able to travel straight without straying from its lane as intended. Shinjiro never caused an accident until he had one.
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