All U.S. Service Members On The Japanese Island Of Okinawa Are Restricted To Base And Prohibitied From Drinking Alcohol After Fatal Drunk Driving Accident



ABC News: US service members restricted to base, alcohol prohibited after deadly crash in Okinawa

The U.S. 7th Fleet ordered that all U.S. service members on the Japanese island of Okinawa be restricted to base and to their residences and prohibited their consumption of alcohol after a deadly crash involving a U.S. Marine.

A U.S. Marine whom police say had a blood-alcohol content three times the legal level was allegedly involved in an accident on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa that left a 61-year-old Japanese man dead.

The unidentified Marine was driving a truck that collided with a small truck at an intersection early Sunday morning in Naha, the main city in Okinawa, police said.

The 7th Fleet said its directive was "effective immediately," and included residences as well as "public locations."

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