A 33-year-old off-duty police officer was sentenced at Shatin Magistrates’ Courts on November 10 to 100 hours of community service, a six-month driving ban and a HK$1,600 fine. He had admitted dangerous driving, failing to obey a traffic signal and displaying a vehicle registration number in a non-compliant form. Ming Pao reported that the court also ordered him to take a driving improvement course.
The court heard that he ran a red light while driving from Tsuen Wan towards Kwai Chung on November 5, 2025. As he reached Tai Wo Hau Road, excessive speed caused the car to oversteer and skid. It struck a central safety barrier before hitting the rear of a parked medium goods vehicle.
A report cited in the court account estimated the car was travelling at 75 km/h, plus or minus 8 km/h, just before it went out of control. The road’s speed limit was 50 km/h.