Edmond Leung avoids jail over drink-drive crash that wrecked his Mercedes

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Source: SCMP/Appledaily

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Hong Kong singer Edmond Leung Hon-man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol after he crashed his Mercedes-Benz into a roadside railing in Hong Kong in the early hours on Tuesday January 23. Leung has been banned from driving for two years, ordered to do 160 hours of community service, and fined HK$1,500 (US$190) after smashing his Mercedes-Benz in a drink-driving crash.

Edmond Leung Hon-man, 46, was nearly five times over the legal limit when he 

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 into a private residence in Mid-Levels, at 1.50am on January 23. The Canto-pop singer escaped injury, but his black Mercedes was seriously damaged. A subsequent breathalyser test conducted at the scene found Leung had 104 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, against the legal limit of 22mcg/100ml. A second test at a police station less than an hour later put the measurement at 80mcg/100ml.

Under caution, Leung admitted to police that he had consumed red wine and whisky before driving the vehicle, which he subsequently crashed after driving up Garden Road, turning right on to Robinson Road, and then ramming a six-metre-long railing and the boundary wall of Garden Terrace. Leung pleaded guilty last month to one count of careless driving and another of driving a motor vehicle with alcohol concentration in breath above the prescribed limit. 

Prosecutors said Leung “failed to pay due care and attention to exercise proper control of his vehicle”. In mitigation, the singer’s defence lawyer said the accident took place when Leung dropped his phone while driving, after having a drink with his wife. Leung recalled that he had needed to drive home because he planned to pick up his father the next morning. The lawyer argued that his client had a good driving record, with only a fixed penalty fine in the past. It was also revealed that although Leung had since apologised to the public in newspapers, that had not stopped him from losing advertising jobs.

Magistrate Veronica Heung Shuk-han had adjourned sentencing pending reports on the suitability of unpaid community service. She adopted a recommendation for 160 hours after receiving a positive reports. Leung was further fined HK$1,500 and banned from driving for two years. The star did not comment outside court after the sentencing. Careless driving is punishable by up to a HK$5,000 fine and six months’ imprisonment, while drink driving carries a maximum fine of HK$25,000 and three years’ imprisonment.

[TLDec286 4]

Poor edmond but as a celebrity i think he should have been more careful. Hopefully he learn his lesson

[tenzolt 1]

Hope he will repent and remember that driving will intoxicated will endanger not only himself but also the public.

[sportaylil1 0]

i think he is old enough to know the consequences of drunk driving. hope he learns from this and not repeat this again.

[mckay 6]

Wow. I would say he got off easy. But he should know never to drink and drive even if he needs to be somewhere the next day. Should have called a taxi or have someone else that was not drinking drive him home.

[patkkw 0]

I hope he can learnt his lesson. He is an adult that he should not make such a mistake again

[miko200 6]

Luckily no one got killed.  Hasn't anyone learned that drinking and driving kills?  Have better judgement. 

[rainbow 5]

I hope edmond leung has learned his lesson and repents over his mistake, luckily no one got hurt or something worse.

[evilangle 0]

whoa, 5 times? that is crazy...hope he learns his lesson soon. 

[b3nny 1]

Drive under alcohol , make no sense for the standard of this guy, as he should know the HK traffic rules

[Row 1]

As a public person he should have known better to avoid drink and drive, let's hope he has learned from the accident.

Arran

[yoketp 7]

Edmond need to be more careful when driving on the road especially when he is celebrity. this can cause problems if this happens to him.