A 28-year-old man drove his car onto a crowded sidewalk near the Roppongi Intersection in Tokyo's Minato Ward early Saturday morning, plowing into pedestrians, a confectionary shop, a taxi and injuring six people, police said.
The five pedestrians and the taxi driver suffered minor injuries. Police arrested the driver, Takaaki Higashiizumi, on suspicion of drunk driving.
At around 6:30 a.m., Higashiizumi attempted a left turn at the intersection, but ended up veering toward the sidewalk. He then apparently mistook the accelerator for the brake pedal, police said.
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