Man in wheelchair dies after apparent hit-and-run in Yamaguchi

I hope they find who did this. My guess is they will, and he will give the standard lame hit-and-run excuse of, "I thought I may have run over some debris in the road, not a person."

I wish whoever is translating these articles would adjust their translations a bit. "Hit and run" is hit and run. There is nothing apparent about it. The driver hit someone and ran off. There is nothing apparent about it.

The roads especially at night are not safe for pedestrians, cyclists, joggers and wheelchair users, all due to distracted drivers.

Whoever did this hit-and-run is an irresponsible nerd and I hope the police finds out who did this, fast. Whether the driver was inebriated or not, there is no excuse for this whatsoever. It's vehicular homicide and the driver needs to be put in prison with the driver's license taken away.

What was a main in a wheelchair doing alone on the road in rhe middle of the night ?

There is nothing sure about anything, not even if car would have hit it.

"What was a main[sic] in a wheelchair doing alone on the road in rhe[sic] middle of the night ?"

Are you blaming the victim for his own death?

Nor blaming but a wheelchair is not supposed to be on the road, so even if it was a hit, not sure it would have been any help to look for victim in the middle of the night.

In Japan, law makes hit and run statistically more appealing.

RIP but question needs answer too.

This article made me come out of my retirement from this site because I have seen this guy in his wheelchair several times and to add a bit of context! He sits in his chair and pushes himself with 1 leg BACKWARDS and into traffic. He didn't care about the traffic or the danger he puts himself and other drivers in! He didn't stop to look for oncoming traffic or obeyed the street rules (crosswalk areas). He would push himself on the side of the road and then suddenly veer into the path of the road while going backwards without reflective lights or anything to notify drivers or people that he is on the road in a wheelchair which caused people to come to a screeching halt! I have seen this happen 3 times within the same location radius. Here in Yamaguchi City, he posed a HUGE danger to himself and others and was a dangerous accident waiting to happen. I'm sorry to hear what happened to him, which is rather unfortunate, but it was enevitable due to his choice. I'm quite sure police spoke to him on SEVERAL OCCASIONS because of the danger he put the community in! May his soul rest in peace!

And now......back into the darkness I fade!

@BertieWooster that is exactly what "apparent" means. Nobody saw the incident so we don't know for sure, but it APPEARS that he was hit by a car. Seems like a perfect use of the word!