1996 Padilla car crash
The 1996 Padilla car crash was a notorious incident that occurred in
Crash
At around 1 p.m. on Sunday, January 7, 1996, a car driven by Lori Padilla, a 20-year-old
Okinawa police stated that Padilla had abruptly changed lanes and lost control of her car because she was driving too fast. The US military was criticized for refusing requests by the Japanese authorities for access to Padilla or to administer a
Trial
Padilla was eventually given a two-year jail sentence by a Japanese court, and the Kinjo family sued Padilla and the co-owner of the car for ¥ 62 million (US$ 580,000 in 1996, US$ 1,126,773 in 2024) solatium or blood money.[3] The court ruled that the defendants should pay the money, but had already left Japan and Padilla had no money or insurance. The American government eventually paid 25 million yen and the Japanese government paid the difference.[3]
Aftermath
The Padilla crash was the second of three notorious events of
See also
- 1998 Eskridge car crash
References
- ^ "Car Driven by Marine Kills 3 on Okinawa". AP. January 8, 1996. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
- ^ "Okinawa death strains US-Japan relations". BBC News. October 15, 1998. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
- ^ ISBN 0-8050-6239-4.
- ^ Page 7 - DAVID ALLEN (January 7, 1996). "Marine's car jumps curb killing three in Okinawa" (PDF). Okinawan Women Act Against Military Violence. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
- ^ Page 7 - DAVID ALLEN (January 11, 1996). "Fatal Okinawin draw's Marine apology" (PDF). Okinawan Women Act Against Military Violence. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
- ^ "The SACO Final Report". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan). December 2, 1996. Retrieved May 7, 2010.