On October 29, the Metropolitan Police Department's Traffic Search Division arrested Kentaro Ito (23), an actor who became popular for starring in "I Am Big Brother", on suspicion of violating the Car Driving Punishment Act (negligence caused by injury) and violating the Road Traffic Law (hit-and-run).
Last night, Kentaro Ito collided with a motorcycle while driving a car in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward, injuring two men and two men, and left the scene.
According to the police investigation, the man who witnessed the accident was tracked by a car, asked the suspect Ito to stop, and persuaded the suspect Ito to return to the scene. The reporter said that "if this is the case, it should be handled as a personal accident, but Ito did not call the police on 110, but directly left the scene."
The Road Traffic Law stipulates that in the event of a traffic accident, the driver who is the party concerned has the "ambulance obligation" to carry out the necessary rescue activities for the victim. If this is neglected, it will be considered a "hit-and-run" and will be punished more severely.
As soon as the news was issued, Japanese netizens broke the news on social media that as early as April 27 this year, Ito had hit his car mirror and escaped. When hit, the impact is very loud. Ito was caught by the netizen when he escaped and called the police. The netizen also uploaded Ito's driver's license as evidence.
In September this year, the Japanese media reported that Ito was too drunk and smoking, very rude to his predecessors, and often came to the set in a drunken state, entered the shooting scene with a swollen face, and was often late. There was a lot of dissatisfaction with the 40-year-old agent and he broke up with the original firm in April this year.
In Japan, the comment board on social media has a barrage of harsh accusations such as "As a person, if you don't do the right thing, you can't do it as an actor", "I am shocked", "Although the loss of trust is only a moment, it is troublesome to get it back", "You can't escape the accident" and other harsh accusations.
Kentaro Ito's new firm published an apology comment on its official website on the 29th.
"As reported today, Kentaro Ito, a member of the Company, collided with a motorcycle due to his own negligence while driving a car yesterday evening, resulting in a traffic accident in which two people, including the driver of the motorcycle and the passengers, were injured. Arrested on suspicion of injury caused by wrongdoing and violation of road traffic laws. "
Then he said, "First of all, I would like to express my heartfelt apologies to both of you, and I hope that you will be cured as soon as possible. In the future, we will respond to the damage caused by this accident, including injuries. In addition, I apologize for the arrest of the actors of the company, which has caused a lot of trouble to fans and related personnel. Please forgive me for the details of this accident, which is currently being searched by the search authorities. Allow me not to explain this to you for the time being. Thank you for your understanding".
The firm indicated that his future activities would be decided on the basis of the report of the investigation. Promoters of Ito's upcoming film "The Devil in Twelve Singles" to be released on November 6 and the stage play "Two Kingdoms Hana Niki Fighters", which opened in Meijiza, Tokyo, on December 5, also said that "countermeasures are currently being negotiated" and "facts are being confirmed."