Nicholas Tse banned for 6 months for careless driving
( 2003-11-27 10:11) (Shenzhen Daily)
Hong Kong Canto-pop star
Nicholas Tse was fined and banned from driving for six months Monday after
pleading guilty to a charge of careless driving that caused a spectacular crash
last year.
Tse pleaded guilty in the court. He lost his license for six months and was
fined HK$4,000 (US$513).
The 21-year-old singer was charged after his car struck the back of a another
vehicle on a highway in outlying Lantau island last June, leaving the singer¡¯s
blue Audi estate in a twisted mess. Tse and two other people were hurt in the
crash.
It was the latest in a series of high-profile incidents involving the
colorful Tse.
Tse and policeman Lau Chi-wai, 28, were found guilty last year of allowing
Tse¡¯s former chauffeur to falsely present himself as the driver of Tse¡¯s black
Ferrari F360 Modena when it crashed in Hong Kong in March.
Lau was given a six-month jail term while Tse was sentenced to 240 hours
community service, which some observers believed to be too lenient.
In November, Tse was fined HK$7,000 (US$897) and had his driving license
suspended for a year after he pleaded guilty to two separate charges of
speeding.
Tse, one of Asia¡¯s hottest stars, was ranked this year as Hong Kong¡¯s top
male idol.
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