Lee Cheng Yan, who was given a lifetime driving ban among others, unlawfully went behind the wheel multiple times early last year.SINGAPORE - The driver of a Maserati that had dragged a policeman for more than 100m in 2017 continued to drive while he was out on bail pending his appeal last year. He did so even though he had been banned for life from driving.
Lee later abandoned the vehicle, but officers caught him three days later after an extensive manhunt. In December 2019, District Judge Ng Peng Hong convicted Lee of multiple charges, including failing to stop after the accident and obstruction of justice. At around 4am on March 12 last year, Lee was unlawfully driving the car along Macpherson Road when Staff Sergeant Muhammad Masri Mohd Yusof stopped him at a roadblock. Lee was given a breathalyser test, which he failed.
Two other police officers on motorcycles chased after Lee, who drove at around 140kmh and beat red light signals in his bid to get away.On Thursday, the DPPs told District Judge Kamala Ponnampalam: "The pursuit lasted for about 2.4km before the pursuing officers lost sight of the car after it made an abrupt left turn into Tai Seng Avenue. The accused then abandoned the car at the Tai Seng Industrial Estate carpark and fled from the scene, as captured by CCTV footage.
How does the ban for “another live time” works? Surely the first single lifetime ban should suffice and the second lifetime ban should be converted to longer jail term or heftier fine?
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