
元トラック運転手への拘禁刑7年判決を受け、遺族らが津市内で記者会見
新名神高速道路で6人が死亡した事故で、元トラック運転手に拘禁刑7年が言い渡されたことを受け、遺族らが20日に津市で会見。「軽過ぎる」として自動車運転処罰法の改正を訴えた。
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新名神高速道路で子どもを含む6人が死亡した事故をめぐり、津地裁は元トラック運転手の被告に対し拘禁刑7年を言い渡した。
新名神高速道路で子どもを含む6人が死亡した事故で、元トラック運転手水谷水都代被告(55)を拘禁刑7年とした津地裁の判決を受け、遺族らが20日、津市内で記者会見した。
遺族らは「軽過ぎる」「危険運転(致死罪)を適用してほしかった」などとして、自動車運転処罰法の改正を求めた。
亡くなった松本恵梨子さん=当時(42)=の兄は「7年という結果に、残された人たちは納得できるのか」と量刑に不満を示し、「僕らに続くかもしれない人たちが、同じような悔しさを受けてほしくない」と強調した。
恵梨子さんの夫、幸司さん=同(45)=の姉は「同じような遺族は過去にもいるし、いろいろな情報が報道されている。私たちが動かなくても行政が声をくみ、(法律を)変えるようにしていただきたい」と述べた。
亡くなった高峰啓三さん=同(56)=の長男は「今回の事故があったのに、『ながら運転』は危険じゃないのかと思った」と胸中を吐露。「故意でなかったとしても人をあやめている。それ相応の代償を払ってほしい」と訴えた。

The Tsu District Court sentenced Mizutoyo Mizutani, a former truck driver, to seven years in prison, as requested, in a trial for violating the Motor Vehicle Driving Punishment Act when he rear-ended a passenger car with a large truck on the Shin-Meishin Expressway in Kameyama City, Mie Prefecture, killing six people, including three children, in March.

The 8th trial of Daisuke Tabuchi, who was charged with assaulting and abusing a special public servant for saying things like ``I don't care for the prosecution'' during an interrogation by the Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office's Special Investigation Department, was held at the Osaka District Court.When asked about the defendant, Tabuchi explained, ``I thought he was a person who could resonate with people if he spoke strongly and with emotion.''

Former truck driver Mizutoyo Mizutani (55), who was driving while looking at his smartphone in a rear-end collision that occurred on the Shin-Meishin Expressway in Kameyama City, Mie Prefecture, in March, was sentenced to seven years in prison by the Tsu District Court for violating the Motor Vehicle Driving Punishment Act (culpable driving causing death). Six people, including three children, died in the accident, and the president of the transportation company was referred to prosecutors for violating the Labor Standards Act.

The Tsu District Court sentenced Mizutoyo Mizutani (55), a former truck driver who was driving while looking at his smartphone, to seven years in prison, as requested, in connection with a rear-end collision that occurred on the Shin-Meishin Expressway in Kameyama City, Mie Prefecture, which killed six people. It was determined that at the time of the accident, the defendant was driving at approximately 82 km/h while watching a TikTok video. Additionally, the president of a transportation company who was found to be working illegal overtime has been referred to prosecutors.

The Tsu District Court sentenced Mizutoyo Mizutani (55), a former truck driver who was driving while staring at his smartphone, to seven years in prison, as requested by prosecutors, in a multiple accident that killed six people on the Shin-Meishin Expressway in Kameyama City, Mie Prefecture in March 2024. A total of six people died in the accident, including five members of Matsumoto's family and Keizo Takamine.

The 7th trial of Daisuke Tabuchi (54), who was accused of assaulting and assaulting a special public servant during an interrogation by the Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office's Special Investigation Department, was held on the 19th, after he was accused of assaulting and assaulting a special public servant.During questioning, the defendant once again denied any charges of assault, saying that he was trying to carry out his duties as a public prosecutor.