飲酒ひき逃げ　過失運転致死罪で起訴も公判取り消し　検察「危険運転」適用を検討か（テレビ朝日系（ANN）） - Yahoo!ニュース

This page reports on a case where a drunk driver in Saitama Prefecture ran a red light at 120 km/h and struck a pedestrian crossing on a crosswalk, resulting in death. The defendant was charged with negligent driving resulting in death, but the first trial was canceled. The victim's family, arguing that negligent driving (maximum 7 years) is too lenient compared to dangerous driving (maximum 20 years), submitted approximately 47,000 signatures to prosecutors demanding the more serious charge. Prosecutors are reportedly reconsidering applying the dangerous driving charge.