Read the full judgment text of HCPI 001163/2000 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 1 November 2001.
1. On 21 February 1999, the plaintiff met with an accident on the New Territories bound section of Tuen Mun Road when the private car he was driving was rammed from behind by a taxi, negligently driven by the defendant. The plaintiff lost control of his vehicle and crashed. He sustained personal injuries and his vehicle was written off. The defendant was subsequently charged and convicted of careless driving and driving a motor vehicle with blood alcohol concentration exceeding the legal limit.