Fatal drunk driving accident in Okinawa; anti-US protest update
Sad news this morning as a report is coming out that one person has been killed and another in critical condition after a drink driving incident in Okinawa. On Saturday night at around 2:30am a 20 year old American (not confirmed if he has any connections with the military or not) was driving drunk, and there was also a 16-year old American in the car with him. That car proceeded to hit a Japanese person. The details are still sketchy at this point, but the 16-year old in the car has died and the driver is in critical condition. No word on the Japanese person involved yet.
Sad sad story, that. God knows what goes through anyone’s head when they contemplate drinking and driving. It’s not really a hard thing to do, not drinking alcohol if you drive. Not a rare occurrence though, with Okinawa being the drink driving capital of Japan. If I have the car with me I won’t even have a sip of alcohol. Condolences to the family of the 16-year old involved.
On another note, an anti-US protest took place yesterday in Chatan. Before the demonstration, protesters were claiming over 6,000 people would be turning up for the event. From the TV pictures and what people have reported, the actual figure was a couple of hundred. Maybe the bad weather made people realise they don’t like the US enough for them to get wet! Am wondering if Okinawa’s youth will get blamed again for not caring and understanding why the US military should be made to leave Japan.
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