Name: Woman, 79, charged with attempted murder for driving with a man clinging to her car bonnet
Uploaded: 2026-11-06T13:11:35+08:00
Duration: 1 min 32 s
Description: Police said the incident began when Higashi opened her car door and it hit the vehicle parked next to hers.

Jay Chan

A dispute over a parking space in Japan’s Nara prefecture took a dangerous turn when a 79-year-old woman sped off with a man clinging to the bonnet of her car in Kashihara City. The woman drove for 2.2km (1.4 miles) with the man on her car before she was arrested. She faces charges of attempted murder.


Woman, 79, charged with attempted murder for driving with a man clinging to her car bonnet

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Police said the incident began when Higashi opened her car door and it hit the vehicle parked next to hers.


Woman, 79, charged with attempted murder for driving with a man clinging to her car bonnet

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Police said the incident began when Higashi opened her car door and it hit the vehicle parked next to hers.

Police said the incident began when Higashi opened her car door and it hit the vehicle parked next to hers.