Fugitive Offenders Regulations｜Male driver refused to get out of the car and was investigated and drove away, admitting to resist arrest, etc

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Written by: Zhou Zhiqing

2020-08-11 13:00

In the Tseung Kwan O parade on August 4 last year, demonstrators blocked the lanes of the Tseung Kwan O Tunnel that night. The 37-year-old male driver was stopped by the police when he stopped at a roundabout on Baolin North Road, but he refused to get out of the car. At that time, the police chief reached into his car and wanted to turn off the engine. The male driver drove away. He was charged with careless driving and resisting police officers and pleaded guilty in Kwun Tong Magistracy today. The defense stated that the wife of the male driver had a miscarriage due to the arrest of her husband on the night of the incident. He hopes that the court will issue a social service order, but the magistrate said that he would consider immediate imprisonment and ordered remand until the 24th of this month and sentenced to a request. Background report etc.

The two charges allege that the defendant, Chen Weijie, accidentally drove a private car with the vehicle registration number PB677 at the roundabout of Po Lam North Road and Po Shun Road in Tseung Kwan O on August 4 last year; and resisted on Po Fung Road in Tseung Kwan O on the same day Sergeant 53457, Senior Constable 52849 and Constable 15979 performing duties.

Wife miscarried because of this

The defense pleaded that the defendant was originally a professional driver, who was transferred to a computer shop manager due to the epidemic and was the backbone of the family's economy. The defendant was arrested after the incident last year and his wife miscarried because of the incident. The defense hoped that the court would consider a social service order, but Chief Magistrate Xu Qiwei pointed out that the circumstances of the case were serious. The defendant was obviously aware of police officers approaching for investigation, but still intended to speed up the vehicle to escape from the scene; when stopped and searched, it was more intense. Rebelling against the three policemen, they will consider a sentence of immediate imprisonment, but they will still first obtain a social service order report and background report.

The police officer gestured to the defendant to leave

The case alleged that a senior police officer was patrolling a police car on the night of the incident and found that the defendant was parked at the roundabout on Po Lam North Road. The senior police officer gestured to the defendant to leave, but the defendant turned back a little while before and after driving. The police officer felt suspicious. Get off the car with the police chief to investigate.

The sheriff reached into the car and the defendant accelerated away

At that time, the defendant's window was open and he did not respond to the police officer's questions. The sergeant reached out from the window and into the defendant's car, trying to turn off the engine. The defendant suddenly accelerated and drove away, and the driver's door hit the sheriff's elbow. After that, the police officers drove a car from behind to chase the defendant. The defendant was taken on the pedestrian road to intercept and search. During this time, he yelled and swayed his arms, trying to flee.

Case Number: KTCC134/2020

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