About drunk driving and property damage accidents by employees of group companies

At 23:25 on November 18, 2014 (Tuesday), employees working at the Amito Tollgate of East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd., a group company of NEXCO-Toll Kantou Co., Ltd. (Sumida-ku, Tokyo) After drinking alcohol and driving a private vehicle, it was revealed that a property damage accident occurred near the Amito Toll Gate entrance at Ken-o Expressway (Ken-O Road).

We would like to sincerely apologize for the fact that the employees of the company that manages the Expressway caused this kind of accident and caused the situation to lose credibility.

In addition, regarding the employee concerned, after investigating the facts, we will take strict disposal.

East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd., including group companies, will take this situation seriously and strive to prevent recurrence.

1 Case summary

At 23:25 on November 18, 2014 (Tuesday), an employee working at the Amito Tollgate drunk during working hours, then drove his own vehicle to go to the nearest convenience store for shopping. After that, when returning to the toll booth, a property damage accident (damaged 1 regulated equipment, 1 signboard, 1 water tank) near the entrance of the toll booth.

2 About employees

Toll booth employee (age 63, male, resident in Tsuchiura City)