Unlicensed driver jailed 42 months over fatal Yuen Long crash
HK01 · 3 SOURCESabout 3 hours ago5 MIN
Summary
A 20-year-old man was sentenced on September 25 at West Kowloon Court, sitting as a temporary District Court, after pleading guilty to dangerous driving causing death and six related traffic offences over a fatal collision in Yuen Long. The victim, 71-year-old cyclist Ng Ming-ban (伍銘彬), was struck on Long Ping Road on July 1, 2025 and later died of multiple injuries. The court heard the defendant was driving a white Audi at around 119 km/h on a road with a 50 km/h speed limit, and drove away after the impact. He was jailed for 42 months, disqualified from driving for five years and fined HK$3,000.
Key Points
- Defendant Cheung Chi-fung (張智豐), 20, admitted seven charges including dangerous driving causing death, failing to stop, failing to report, and unlicensed driving.
- The crash happened at about 6:30pm on July 1, 2025, when the cyclist crossed at a pedestrian crossing against a red light on Long Ping Road.
- CCTV analysis estimated the Audi approached the crossing at about 119 km/h and was still travelling around 113 km/h near impact.
- The cyclist was thrown into the air and found 34 metres away, while the bicycle was flung 17 metres to the roadside.
- Police found the defendant on July 3; he said he could not brake in time because the victim suddenly ran out, adding that he fled because he was scared.
Why It Matters
The case underlines how multiple traffic breaches can combine into a fatal outcome, with the court treating extreme speeding and leaving an injured victim at the scene as highly culpable conduct. It also shows that a victim's traffic violation did not outweigh the defendant's manner of driving when the court assessed criminal responsibility and sentence.