HKSAR v. Cheung Wai Kwan
Read the full judgment text of DCCC 489/2016 on BabelCite. This District Court judgment was delivered on 3 November 2016.
1. Defendant, please stand up. You pleaded guilty on the first day of trial to careless driving.
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DCCC 489/2016 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION CRIMINAL CASE NO 489 OF 2016 ----------------------
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--------------------- Reasons for Sentence --------------------- 1.Defendant, please stand up. You pleaded guilty on the first day of trial to careless driving. 2.I have found you not guilty of dangerous driving, but guilty of careless driving. 3.Despite the awful consequences and the desperate predicament of the victim, I look at the manner of your driving to decide the sentence. 4.I will impose a financial penalty. I impose a fine of $4,000. 5.I have considered whether it is necessary to disqualify you, and I do not find that your manner was so careless that it is necessary to disqualify you. I am sure you have modified the way you drive as a result of this accident. 6.I will add though that if there had been evidence that you sped up to make the green light, I would have found that dangerous, but there was not sufficient evidence, despite my suspicions. Drivers often drive like that when they are particularly familiar with roads and the lights. So I hope that is something you bear in mind every time you get in your car.
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