Maserati hit-and-run driver Lee Cheng Yan claims trial to traffic violations, has 65 other charges

Lee Cheng Yan, who was purported to be banned from driving in Singapore for his entire lifetime, claimed trial to 4 different unrelated site visitors violations, mentioned The Straits Instances.

He was beforehand sentenced to 4 years and 7 months in jail for dragging a policeman for greater than 100 meters after he was flagged down for not carrying a seatbelt. The incident occurred on Bedok street whereas Cheng was in his white Maserati. He tried to get away from the policeman, however ended up dragging and injuring the officer.

He was not allowed to drive a automobile on the time as effectively, since he was additionally going through a number of totally different site visitors prices.

Who's Lee Cheng Yan?

The person who appears to be making a profession out of site visitors violations and different incidents gained infamy when the case of a Maserati concerned in a site visitors accident surfaced. On November 17, 2017, a police officer named Employees Sergeant Khairulanwar Abd Kahar flagged down Lee’s white Maserati alongside  Bedok Reservoir Street at about 9:20 pm. Lee was not carrying a seatbelt.

Whereas the officer was standing subsequent to the motive force door, Lee reversed into the person and accelerated all of a sudden. The policeman was dragged violently for greater than 100 meters. The officer dropped onto the street when Lee stopped, and suffered severe accidents.

Who's Lee Cheng Yan? Learn in regards to the Maserati driver who nonetheless maintains he didn’t drag the police officer right here.

Lee then sped off, leaving the officer injured on the bottom. The white Maserati was later discovered deserted on Cedar Avenue subsequent to Wan Tho Avenue. Lee was apprehended 5 hours later at Geylang Bahru HDB, which was one kilometer away from the place he left his automotive.

Lee was already prohibited from driving on the time the hit-and-run occurred.

He maintains a protection that he handed his keys to an individual named “Kelvin” two hours earlier than the Maserati hit-and-run occurred.

Lee Cheng Yan’s father apologizes for his son.

Lee Cheng Yan doesn’t care he’s banned from driving, has 65 different prices

The Straits Instances reported, “Although banned from driving, he allegedly drove on four occasions this year: at about 2.30pm on Feb 13 at the service road of Block 18 Upper Boon Keng Road; at about 5.25pm on March 1 at the service road of Block 2C Upper Boon Keng Road; at about 12.40am on March 4 along Ang Mo Kio Street 32; and at about 4am on March 12 along MacPherson Road towards the direction of Airport Road.”

Lee appeared in courtroom just lately, nonetheless, to enchantment his sentencing pertaining to the hit-and-run case. He mentioned that he wanted the trial adjourned since he was getting a brand new lawyer they usually had not “signed” but.

Except for site visitors prices, Lee was additionally set to face prices pertaining to unlawful moneylending and playing, amongst others.

Header picture from The Straits Instances.