Marine Cpl. Abel Reyes' crashed Toyota Altezza sits at a Japanese police impound lot in Okinawa, Japan, May 13, 2024. (Keishi Koja/Stars and Stripes)

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Japanese police arrested a U.S. Marine on suspicion of fleeing the scene of a head-on vehicle collision over the weekend.

Cpl. Abel Reyes, 22, of Camp Foster, was still in custody Monday, an Okinawa prefectural police spokesman told Stars and Stripes by phone that day. The incident occurred at 3:37 a.m. Sunday on Route 85 in the Yaeshima district of Okinawa city.

Reyes is a transmissions system operator with 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, according to a Marine Corps photo released in March.

Police said Reyes, driving a Toyota Altezza sedan in the wrong lane, collided head-on with a northbound truck driven by a local man, age 53.

Marine Corps Cpl. Abel Reyes poses at the Jungle Warfare Training Center in northern Okinawa, March 20, 2024. (Kendrick Jackson/U.S. Marine Corps)

The Marine’s passenger, a local woman, was treated at an area hospital, the spokesman said. Neither Reyes nor the other driver were injured.

No alcohol was detected in Reyes’ system, according to police.

Reyes fled on foot but a witness followed him to a parking lot not far from the scene, where he was arrested at 5:10 a.m., the police spokesman said.

His case has been forwarded to the prosecutor’s office, the spokesman said. It’s customary in Japan that some government officials speak to reporters on condition of anonymity.

3rd Marine Division spokesman Maj. Clay Groover confirmed the arrest in an email on Monday.

“We are thankful no one was seriously injured and appreciate the quick response by local authorities,” he wrote. “We will continue to cooperate with local authorities and examine the incident to determine the cause.”