23-05-2025
Female cop in Nagasaki accused of speeding 'wanted to get home and get some sleep'
NAGASAKI (TR) – A female police officer from the Nagasaki Prefectural Police has been referred to prosecutors for driving more than 50 kilometers per hour over the speed limit earlier this year.
Before the officer resigned, she told police that she simply 'wanted to get home and get some sleep,' reports Nagasaki Broadcasting (May 22).
According to police, the female officer is suspected of driving her own car at 102 kilometers per hour on a national highway in Nagasaki City with a speed limit of 50 kilometers per hours on a public holiday in February.
A patrol car spotted the female officer's car speeding and pursued it, but she did not stop and instead kept driving, shaking off the patrol car.
It was later discovered from the car's license plate number that the driver was the female officer. In addition to speeding, the officer committed 13 violations of the Road Traffic Act that same day, including ignoring red lights.
On May 1, Nagasaki Prefectural Police disciplined the officer, cutting her pay by 10 percent for six months. That same day, police referred her case to the prosecutor's office on suspicion of violating the Road Traffic Act. She admitted to the allegations.
According to the Nagasaki Prefectural Police, the female officer was on her way home from her parents' home in Nagasaki Prefecture to her residence in Nagasaki City at the time. 'I didn't notice the patrol car chasing me,' she said. 'I just wanted to get home and get some sleep.'
She also submitted her resignation on May 1.
