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Ban, jail for hit-and-run driver

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Jan 28, 2009
Ban, jail for hit-and-run driver <!--10 min-->
<!-- headline one : start --> <!-- headline one : end --> <!-- Author --> <!-- show image if available --> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr></tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="padlrt8 georgia11 darkgrey bold">By Elena Chong

</td></tr> </tbody></table> <!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--> A HIT-AND-RUN driver who caused the death of a motorcyclist at a road junction through his rash act was jailed for eight months and banned from driving for eight years on Wednesday.

Pang Qi Ming, 23, admitted to causing the death of Mr Ow Kah Hoe, 28, and failing to render help at the junction of Paya Lebar Road and MacPherson Road on Dec 19, 2007. The deliveryman-cum salesman was driving a company lorry on the extreme left of Paya Lebar Road when he failed to keep a proper lookout and give way to vehicles approaching at the cross-junction where the traffic light was not in working order.

This resulted in the lorry hitting the technician's motorbike. On impact, Mr Ow was flung off his machine and landed on a cab's bonnet before falling off to the ground. Pang alighted for a short while before returning to his vehicle and drove off. He returned an hour later after he had called the police. Mr Ow was pronounced dead at the scene.

Pang's lawyer, Mr Peter Fernando, said in mitigation that the faulty traffic lights had impeded his client's vision when he crossed the road junction.
Pang had seen a stationary taxi with its right indicator light blinking and thought that it was safe to cross, but it was not to be, he added. When told that the rider had died, in a state of panic, confusion and fear, Pang returned to his lorry and drove off, said Mr Fernando. While driving, Pang called his sister to tell her about the accident. She told him to return to the scene of accident which he did after calling 999.

A third charge of driving off from the scene was taken into consideration.
Pang could have been jailed for up to two years and fined for causing death. For not rendering assistance, he could have been fined up to $3,000 or jailed for up to 12 months and banned from driving for at least 12 months.
 
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