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Driver, 23, admits dangerous driving caused cyclist's death in Kagawa
Versión 2: No new facts have emerged in the Marugame case; the only addition to the source set is a report on a separate fatal drink-driving case in Toyama Prefecture, which is not part of this event.
En breve
The jury trial of a 23-year-old man charged with dangerous driving causing death opened at Takamatsu District Court on 5 October, and he admitted the charge, NHK News and Nippon TV News reported. Nippon TV News said the car was travelling at about 118 km/h on a prefectural road in Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, with a 40 km/h limit, when it failed to take a right-hand curve and hit a 68-year-old cyclist from behind in October 2025. The verdict is due on 13 October, with sentencing the point in dispute.
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The jury trial of a 23-year-old man charged with dangerous driving causing death opened at Takamatsu District Court on 5 October, and the defendant admitted the indicted charge, NHK News and Nippon TV News reported. [ 1 , 2 ]
According to Nippon TV News, the man was driving at about 118 km/h in October 2025 on a prefectural road in Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, where the speed limit is 40 km/h. The car failed to complete a right-hand curve and struck a bicycle from behind, killing the 68-year-old man riding it, the outlet said. Nippon TV News described the defendant as a company employee living in the Imazu district of Marugame. [ 2 ]
In opening statements, prosecutors said the defendant had been drinking from the previous night into the early hours and was hurrying because he was about to be late for work, Nippon TV News reported. The defence did not contest the charge and said the defendant felt deep regret and remorse, according to the same outlet. NHK News reported the hearing briefly, saying the defendant admitted the charge in a case brought over a fatal accident caused by driving at about 118 km/h, and that the victim was a man on a bicycle. [ 1 , 2 ]
Sentencing is the issue in dispute, and the verdict in the jury trial is scheduled to be handed down on 13 October, Nippon TV News reported. [ 2 ]
Por qué importa
With the charge admitted, the case turns on sentencing rather than guilt, so the 13 October ruling will set the penalty for a fatality caused by high-speed driving. It is a local case with limited relevance to readers outside Japan, and the coverage is a straightforward court report rather than part of a wider policy debate.
Datos clave
- A 23-year-old company employee went on trial at Takamatsu District Court charged with dangerous driving causing death. [ 1 , 2 ]
- He admitted the charge at the first hearing on 5 October. [ 1 , 2 ]
- The fatal incident happened in October 2025 in Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, and involved a car and a bicycle. [ 1 , 2 ]
- Nippon TV News said the car was travelling at about 118 km/h on a prefectural road with a 40 km/h speed limit. [ 2 ]
- The man who died was 68 years old and was riding a bicycle, according to Nippon TV News. [ 2 ]
- Prosecutors said in opening statements that the defendant had been drinking from the previous night into the early hours and was hurrying because he was about to be late for work, Nippon TV News reported. [ 2 ]
- The defence did not contest the charge and said the defendant felt deep regret and remorse, according to Nippon TV News. [ 2 ]
- The verdict is scheduled for 13 October, and sentencing is the point in dispute. [ 2 ]
Confirmado por varias fuentes
- A 23-year-old defendant admitted the charge of dangerous driving causing death at his first hearing. [ 1 , 2 ]
- The fatal incident happened in October 2025 in Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, and involved a car and a bicycle. [ 1 , 2 ]
- The defendant was driving at about 118 km/h, in a case arising from a fatal accident in Marugame. [ 1 , 2 ]
Aún sin aclarar
- Whether the defendant had been drinking alcohol before driving and was rushing to work. This appears only in Nippon TV News's account of the prosecution's opening statement; NHK News does not mention it, and the defence response to that specific claim is not reported.
- What sentence prosecutors are seeking and what penalty the court will impose. The documents say sentencing is the point in dispute and that a verdict is due on 13 October, but give no indication of the penalty sought or expected.
- Whether a second fatal traffic case appears in the same source set. One document reports a separate June drink-driving crash on the Hokuriku Expressway in Uozu, Toyama Prefecture, with a different defendant, court and hearing date; it is a different event and is not part of this case.
Qué dicen los medios locales
Cronología, hora local
- NHK News publishes its report that the defendant admitted the charge at the first hearing in the fatal speeding case in Marugame. [ 1 ]
- Nippon TV News publishes its report on the opening of the jury trial at Takamatsu District Court, including the speed limit, the victim's age and the 13 October verdict date. [ 2 ]