"Former LG Finishing" Okamoto was arrested in Japan for drunk driving, "A vehicle collision waiting for a signal around 8 a.m.."

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Shinya Okamoto (52), who played as a closing pitcher for the LG Twins in the KBO League in the 2010 season, was arrested by the police for a drunk driving accident in Japan.

Japan's Sponichi Annex reported on the 25th that "Okamoto was booked on charges of violating the Road Traffic Act (Drunk Driving) this morning."

According to the report, Okamoto drove his car drunk on a road in Sendai, Japan, at around 8:25 a.m. and hit a 71-year-old man's vehicle that was stopping to wait for a signal.

Immediately after the accident, the victim reported to a nearby police station, and police who were dispatched to the scene conducted a breathalyzer test on Okamoto and found alcohol in excess of the standard. Fortunately, it has been confirmed that there have been no casualties in the accident. In a police investigation, Okamoto reportedly admitted all charges of drunk driving.

Okamoto is a former pitcher with experience in the KBO League and the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). To Korean baseball fans, he is famous for playing as a closer to LG in the 2010 season. At that time, he had a record of 5 wins, 3 losses, 16 saves, and 1 hold with a 3.00 ERA in 46 games. After failing to renew the contract, he returned to Japan.

In NPB, he announced his retirement from the Rakuten Golden Eagles in 2011 after playing for the Chunichi Dragons and Seibu Lions. The NPB's career record was 32 wins, 19 losses, two saves and a 92 hold ERA of 3.21 in 357 games. He was not a starter, but a player who mainly played as an intermediary. He also received the best bullpen pitcher award with a 2.03 ERA in the 2004 season when he was a member of Chunichi. After retirement, he is known to run a restaurant in Sendai City, but this drunk driving accident caused a stir.

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