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flag Ridge Alkonis reunites with family following release by U.S. Parole Commission.

flag U.S. Navy Lt. Ridge Alkonis, who was detained for 537 days, was released after a review of a car crash near Mount Fuji in Japan. flag Alkonis claimed he lost consciousness after a hike, but a Japanese judge ruled he fell asleep at the wheel and lost control of his vehicle, causing the deaths of an 85-year-old woman and her 54-year-old son-in-law. flag Alkonis was sentenced to three years in prison for negligence, but his family argued it was unjustifiable.

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