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Ten Years After His Elementary School-Aged Child Was Killed by a Truck Driven by a Driver Playing Pokémon GO, a Father Shares His Thoughts on the Recurring Tragedy of Distracted Driving

Ten years have passed since the accident in Ichinomiya City, Aichi Prefecture, where a primary school student was hit and killed by a truck driven by a man playing Pokémon GO. The father shared his thoughts on the continuing problem of distracted driving. The home video, filmed 10 years ago, shows a joyful expression on the face of Keita Noritake, then 9 years old. If he were alive, he would have reached November 2026. His father, Takashi Norita…
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Ten years have passed since the accident in Ichinomiya City, Aichi Prefecture, where a primary school student was hit and killed by a truck driven by a man playing Pokémon GO. The father shared his thoughts on the continuing problem of distracted driving. The home video, filmed 10 years ago, shows a joyful expression on the face of Keita Noritake, then 9 years old. If he were alive, he would have reached November 2026. His father, Takashi Norita…

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FNN.jpプライムオンライン broke the news on Monday, October 26, 2026.
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