About arrest of unauthorized passers who do not pay toll
The first illegal traffic arrest in Nagano prefecture

On November 27, the Nagano Prefectural Police arrested an illegal passer-by accused of violating the Road Maintenance Special Measures Act at a tollgate on the Joshin-Etsu Expressway, who ran away without paying toll fees and not following the instructions of the toll collector. Announced. This illegal passer-by left behind only the toll ticket at the toll booth and ran away without repeatedly paying the toll.

This case is the first arrest for a forcible breakthrough in Nagano Prefecture.

The Road Maintenance Special Measures Law was amended in accordance with the privatization of 4 road-related corporations on October 1, 2005, and it violates the traffic method established by the Expressway company (authorized by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism) and passes through toll gates. Criminal punishment will be imposed on the driver of the car or other vehicle.

This arrest was triggered by the fact that the suspect ran away without paying the fee at the tollgate and without the consent of the toll collector, so the Company reported to the Nagano Prefectural Police Expressway Traffic Police Corps and was arrested. is.

Up until now, we have been working with a strong stance of “don't allow unauthorized traffic” by using unauthorized traffic surveillance cameras, etc. so as not to damage customers' trust in toll roads. We believe that the detection of suspects who pass the traffic will ensure fairness in the toll burden and deter unauthorized traffic.

Going forward, we will continue to take a strict and resolute attitude toward unauthorized traffic from both civil and criminal responsibilities.

In addition, the suspect in this case will be charged a surcharge (twice the amount exempted) to the illegally exempted toll, and will be charged three times the illegal exempted toll.