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US Troops in Japan Banned from Drinking after Fatal Crash

US Troops in Japan Banned from Drinking after Fatal Crash

Sunday, 19 November 2017 09:41 PM EST

TOKYO (AP) — U.S. military personnel in Okinawa have been restricted to base and banned from drinking alcohol after a Marine was arrested over a crash that killed a Japanese man.

Media reports say police on the southern Japanese island arrested the 21-year-old Marine on suspicion of negligent driving resulting in injury or death and driving under the influence of alcohol. Kazuhiko Miyagi of the Okinawa police confirmed media reports that a breath test indicated the Marine had an alcohol level that was three times the legal limit.

Japanese media cited witnesses as saying the 61-year-old Japanese driver had the right of way when the crash occurred and the Marine may have driven through a red light.

Buying and drinking alcohol was banned for U.S. military personnel all over Japan.

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U.S. military personnel in Okinawa have been restricted to base and banned from drinking alcohol after a Marine was arrested over a crash that killed a Japanese man.Media reports say police on the southern Japanese island arrested the 21-year-old Marine on suspicion of...
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