Wife of US Navy Lieutenant Jailed in Japan Calls on Lawmakers to Bring Him Home

a deadly car accident he was involved in last year

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Lieutenant Ridge Alkonis on Tuesday reported for the start of his sentence

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which was imposed on him by a Japanese court earlier this year

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He was convicted of negligent driving charges stemming from a May 2021 car accident.

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Alkonis was driving his wife and his two children down a mountain road on the slopes of Mount Fuji following a hike During the descent, he lost consciousness

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His vehicle struck several parked cars and killed an elderly Japanese woman and her son-in-law.

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He was arrested and detained for interrogation by Japanese police over a 26-day period.

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