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Back|Competitive swimmer Akira Honda sentenced to 1 year in prison and 3 years of suspended sentence for dangerous driving causing death
Competitive swimmer Akira Honda sentenced to 1 year in prison and 3 years of suspended sentence for dangerous driving causing death
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時事通信·36 minutes ago·Crime·1 min read·🇯🇵Japan·

Competitive swimmer Akira Honda sentenced to 1 year in prison and 3 years of suspended sentence for dangerous driving causing death

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  • The Tachikawa branch of the Tokyo District Court sentenced Akira Honda (24), a silver medalist in the swimming competition at the Tokyo Olympics, to one year of imprisonment and three years of suspended sentence in a case in which he was accused of violating the Motor Vehicle Driving Punishment Act (dangerous driving causing injury) for driving on a public road at over 100km/h, colliding with an oncoming car, and seriously injuring a man in his 60s.
  • Prosecutors called the attack reckless and malicious, and the defense argued it was accidental.

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Akira Honda is a former competitive swimmer who won a silver medal in the men's 200m butterfly at the Tokyo Olympics. The accident occurred around 8:30 a.m. on November 21 last year on a public road with a legal speed limit of 30km/h.

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Akira Honda (24), a silver medalist in the men's swimming competition at the Tokyo Olympics, was sentenced on the 9th at the Tokyo District Court's Tachikawa Branch on charges of violating the Motor Vehicle Driving Punishment Act (dangerous driving causing injury) for driving at over 100km/h on a general road in Tama City, Tokyo, and colliding with a car in the oncoming lane, seriously injuring a man. Judge Keita Nakajima sentenced him to one year of imprisonment, suspended for three years (one year of mandatory imprisonment).

In previous trials, prosecutors have pointed out that the driver was driving dangerously because he was selfishly trying to catch up to a sports car in front of him, and that he was ``reckless and vicious.'' On the other hand, the defense argued that ``it was not habitual and was accidental.''

Defendant Honda stated, ``I didn't get any results in the competition, and I couldn't make a calm decision.I've caused trouble to many people, and I regret it.I will never drive again.''

According to the indictment, around 8:30 a.m. on November 21 last year, Honda was driving at 88 to 108 km/h on a public road where the legal speed limit is 30 km/h and collided with an oncoming vehicle. It is believed that the man in his 60s suffered serious injuries, including a fractured sternum.

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  • As defendant Honda stated that he would not drive during the suspended sentence period, there is a high possibility that he will actually refrain from driving.

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  • ?Is there a possibility that Honda will return to competition in the future?
  • ?What is the current state of recovery of the victim?
  • ?Are specific measures being considered to prevent similar dangerous driving?

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  • The Tachikawa branch of the Tokyo District Court sentenced Akira Honda (24), a silver medalist in the swimming competition at the Tokyo Olympics, to one year of imprisonment and three years of suspended sentence in a case in which he was accused of violating the Motor Vehicle Driving Punishment Act (dangerous driving causing injury) for driving on a public road at over 100km/h, colliding with an oncoming car, and seriously injuring a man in his 60s.
  • Prosecutors called the attack reckless and malicious, and the defense argued it was accidental.

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