FIRED: 18-Year-Old Drunk Driving Firefighter
The Tokachi Wide-Area Firefighting Union announced on January 13 that an 18-year-old firefighter was dismissed from his position on the same day after he was caught by the police driving a car after drinking alcohol.
According to the union, the firefighter drank alcohol with friends at a restaurant in Obihiro City from the night of August 11 to 12, and then drove a private car parked in a nearby parking lot.
At around 1:50 a.m. on August 12, police found the man driving without lights on near Higashi 3-jo Minami 11-chome, Obihiro City, and upon taking a breathalyzer test, they found alcohol exceeding the limit, and he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.
The firefighter was on his probationary period and said that he had originally planned to stay at a friend’s house and expressed his remorse. The firefighter was on his probationary period and said that he had originally planned to stay at a friend’s house.
Source: YAHOO NEWS AUGUST 13, 2023
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/199eb72626caea8cb695957c9bf39db5556421c3
