Chinese Man Who Pledged 'Never to Drive Again' Arrested for Driving Without License During Probation in Japan
Saitama Prefectural Police arrested a 43-year-old Chinese national, Deng Hongpeng, on June 3 for driving without a license while on probation. Deng had previously been convicted in November 2023 for a hit-and-run DUI that injured four elementary school students in May 2023.
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(Central News Agency, Saitama Prefecture, 4th) Saitama Prefectural Police announced today that they arrested a 43-year-old Chinese national, Deng Hongpeng, whose occupation is unknown, on suspicion of driving without a license in Misato City yesterday. The suspect had previously been involved in a hit-and-run DUI accident in the same city in May of last year, injuring four elementary school students, and was given a suspended sentence in November of the same year.
According to reports from the Mainichi Shimbun and TBS, the suspect, Deng, was driving without a license on a road near his home at around 1:15 PM on the 3rd.
The vehicle Deng was driving was a sports utility vehicle (SUV), the same one he was driving during the hit-and-run incident in May last year. Saitama Prefectural Police suspect Deng may have been driving without a license multiple times and are conducting a further investigation.
Deng was charged in May last year with violating the Automobile Driving Penalty Act and the Road Traffic Act for hit-and-run, negligent injury, and attempting to evade an alcohol test. In November of the same year, the Koshigaya Branch of the Saitama District Court sentenced Deng to 2 years and 6 months in prison, with a 4-year suspended sentence, and revoked his driver's license.
At the time, the judge stated in the ruling that Deng had shown a reflective attitude by expressing in court that he would 'never drive a car again,' and therefore granted him a suspended sentence. His driver's license was also legally revoked. (Translation: Li Jing / Edited by Chen Yanjun) 1150604
According to reports from the Mainichi Shimbun and TBS, the suspect, Deng, was driving without a license on a road near his home at around 1:15 PM on the 3rd.
The vehicle Deng was driving was a sports utility vehicle (SUV), the same one he was driving during the hit-and-run incident in May last year. Saitama Prefectural Police suspect Deng may have been driving without a license multiple times and are conducting a further investigation.
Deng was charged in May last year with violating the Automobile Driving Penalty Act and the Road Traffic Act for hit-and-run, negligent injury, and attempting to evade an alcohol test. In November of the same year, the Koshigaya Branch of the Saitama District Court sentenced Deng to 2 years and 6 months in prison, with a 4-year suspended sentence, and revoked his driver's license.
At the time, the judge stated in the ruling that Deng had shown a reflective attitude by expressing in court that he would 'never drive a car again,' and therefore granted him a suspended sentence. His driver's license was also legally revoked. (Translation: Li Jing / Edited by Chen Yanjun) 1150604