"Drunk driving was repeated" "Drunk driving escape" Female died 1.8 liters and steering wheel ... Respond to interview before the first trial [From Fukuoka]

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In 2021, the first trial of a man accused of killing a woman by drunk driving and running away was held in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka, and the man admitted the charges. [Image] Defendant Nozomi Yui admitted the content of the indictment at the first trial

"Broken heart, drink alcohol every day ..."

Nozomi Yui (22), a construction worker in Moji-ku, Kitakyushu, has been accused of lethal accidental driving. According to the indictment, Yui died in November 2021 on a national road in Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu City, driving a regular passenger car while drinking and hitting Sakurako Katayama (31 at the time) sitting on the road. It is said that he escaped as it was. At the first trial on February 3, Defendant Yui admitted the content of the indictment, and the prosecution said in the opening statement after that, "I fell in love two months before the incident and started drinking alcohol every day." Even so, he didn't try to stop drunk driving. " It was also revealed that Yui was driving while talking on his mobile phone at the time, and immediately after the accident, he told his acquaintance that he was "bad."

Don't hesitate to go to the car without the influence of alcohol

The defendant responded to the interview at the detention center before the first trial. Reporter: Do you remember the situation at the time of the accident? Defendant Yui: The other person was sitting (on the road) ... I was hit and I didn't know what to do ... Sometimes I was drunk driving. I couldn't see it. Shoes, masks, and car parts were scattered on the road at the scene of the incident. Why did you drive drunk? Why didn't you call an ambulance? Yui told a TNC reporter at the detention center that night. Reporter: Where were you drinking before drunk driving? Nozomi Yui: I met my friends and had a barbecue in the park. From about 10 pm to about 1 am Reporter: How much did you drink? Nozomi Yui: 3 cans of beer and 2 cans of chu-hi Before the incident, he said he was enjoying barbecue with his friends in a park near the scene. Defendant Yui. He said he drank about 1.8 liters of five cans of alcoholic beverages in about three hours. After the barbecue, Yui got into the car without hesitation. Reporter: How drunk you were on the day? Defendant Yui: I wasn't fluttering, and my judgment was a little dull. He overconfided that driving wasn't affected by the liquor he thought he was able to do, and grabbed the steering wheel of the car.

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