Updated: 04/23/2014 16:39 | By Channel NewsAsia
Quan Yifeng fined for knocking down pedestrian
SINGAPORE: Veteran television show host Quan Yifeng was on Wednesday fined S$800 and banned from driving for three months for knocking down a pedestrian at a crossing last year.
Quan, 40, also known as Chuan Yi Fong, had pleaded guilty to one count of inconsiderate driving under the Road Traffic Act.
The accident took place on July 2 last year at about 11am at the junction of Selegie Road and Sungei Road.
Quan had knocked down 28-year-old Raman Selvaraj at the pedestrian crossing as she was turning into Sungei Road.
The "green man" signal was on.
In mitigation, Quan said she had taken cue from a vehicle which was turning in front of her and did not notice that a pedestrian was at the traffic light junction.
She said she immediately got out of her car after the accident and helped to move the victim to the side of the road.
She also attended to him until the ambulance arrived.
The court was told Quan offered a compensation of US$1,000 (S$1,260) to the victim and said she will take care of his medical expenses.
Mr Selvaraj is said to be back at work.
This is not the MediaCorp artiste's first brush with the law.
In 2011, she was placed on a 15-month probation after an altercation with a cab driver.
In 1996, she was fined S$1,000 for fighting with a bowling alley assistant.
The penalty for inconsiderate driving is a maximum fine of S$1,000 and jail term of up to six months, on the first conviction. - CNA/nd
