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The grieving family of Kozo Iizuka, Takuya Matsunaga (right) and Yoshinori Uehara = 14th morning at the judicial press club in Kasumi, Tokyo (jointly)
In April of last year in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, a passenger car spun out of control and struck passersby one after another, killing Mana Matsunaga = then (31) = and her eldest daughter Riko = equal (three) = The trial of Kozo Iizuka (89), former director of the Institute of Industrial Technology of the former Ministry of International Trade and Industry, who was accused of breaking the law (fatal injury due to negligence), was carried out in the Tokyo District Court on the day 14. The innocent defense noted in the opening statement: “I stepped on the brake pedal but did not slow down.”
Regarding the cause of the accident, the defendant claimed that the passenger car was bought more than 10 years ago and that “the brakes did not work due to deterioration due to aging and problems with the electronic parts.”
On the other hand, Mana’s husband, Takuya (34), who had a press conference after the trial, confirmed that he had not stepped on the accelerator despite being in a panic. I doubt it’s credible. “
The prosecution claims that the inspection approximately one month before the accident did not reveal any abnormalities in the car and that there was no record of the brakes being applied at the time of the accident.
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Ikebukuro runaway accidentOn April 19, 2019, a passenger car driven by former director Kozo Iizuka (88) of the Institute of Industrial Technology of the former Ministry of International Trade and Industry entered the intersection ignoring the red light on the road in Higashi-Ikebukuro , Toyoshima-ku, Tokio, and housewife Mana Matsunaga. Mr. = then (31) = and his eldest daughter Riko = equal (three) = were beaten and killed, and 10 men and women, including former director Iizuka, were injured.
