Society | Sep 27

Ex-girl group idol Yoshizawa indicted over hit-and-run incident

Prosecutors on Wednesday indicted Hitomi Yoshizawa, a former member of the all-girl J-pop group Morning Musume, for injuring two people in an alleged hit-and-run incident while driving under the influence of alcohol.

The 33-year-old was driving at a speed of 86 kilometers per hour in a 60 kph zone before the accident, according to investigative sources.

Yoshizawa was arrested on Sept. 6 on suspicion of running a red light at around 7 a.m. in Tokyo's Nakano Ward and hitting a female cyclist. She also allegedly injured a male pedestrian.

After fleeing the scene, Yoshizawa called police about 15 minutes later and returned to the accident site, the sources said. A breath test found her to have a level of alcohol in her system almost four times Japan's legal limit of 0.15 milligrams.


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