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Oct 20, 2026 at 4:09 AM ET
Former truck driver sentenced to seven years in fatal crash
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Tsu District Court sentenced former truck driver Mitsuyo Mizutani, 55, to seven years in prison for a March 20 crash on the Shin-Meishin Expressway in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture, that killed six people, including three children. The sentence matched the prosecution’s request. The ruling said Mizutani was speeding and looking at her smartphone before her truck hit vehicles in a traffic jam; prosecutors argued she had watched TikTok for about 13 seconds.
WHO: Tsu District Court
WHAT: Sentenced former truck driver Mitsuyo Mizutani to seven years in prison for a crash that killed six people.
WHEN: Oct 20, 2026
WHERE: Tsu, Japan
WHY: The court sentenced Mizutani for the fatal expressway crash; the ruling said she was speeding and looking at her smartphone before the collision.
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