Driver admits charges over 159 km/h Sendai crash, report says

Prosecutors say he drank for about four hours before driving, leaving a passenger with serious injuries including kidney damage.

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【“時速159キロ”衝突事故】23歳被告の初公判テキーラなど飲み運転同乗者は腎臓損傷など重傷

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A driver accused of crashing at about 159 km/h after drinking admitted the charges at his first court hearing, Japan's Nippon Television News reports.

The September crash in Sendai, northeastern Japan, was captured on surveillance footage. The car speeds toward a curve, fails to make the turn and strikes a roadside barrier. Photographs shown afterward reveal the badly wrecked vehicle.

According to the report, the 23-year-old defendant faces charges including dangerous driving causing injury. His passenger, a 24-year-old male friend, suffered serious injuries including kidney damage.

At the November 11 hearing, prosecutors said the defendant had consumed drinks including tequila and shochu mixed with oolong tea over roughly four hours, continuing until shortly before the crash. They also said he knew the vehicle was traveling at 120 km/h before the collision, whose impact speed was reported as approximately 159 km/h.

The defendant told the court that he drove because he wanted to get his intoxicated friend somewhere to rest quickly, the broadcaster reports. He admitted the allegations against him and said he would never drink alcohol again.

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