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A professor at the National University of Singapore (NUS) who was caught driving his Maserati on video has already committed traffic violations, a district court said yesterday.
Henry Yeung Wai Chung, 50, was fined up to $ 200 for each of his previous three offenses between 2012 and 2016, including speeding, reckless driving and reckless driving.
Yesterday, he was fined up to $ 5,000 after pleading guilty to his latest offense – dangerous driving. It was also forbidden to drive all categories of vehicles for 13 months.
On September 7th, around 1:15 pm, Yeung was driving his Maserati on the right side of Lorong Chuan towards Braddell Road when a white car ahead of him began to change lanes to the left.
Instead of waiting for the white car to finish changing lanes for the road to clear, Yeung passed the white car on the right, crossed the single continuous white line and engaged in the lane towards vehicles moving in the opposite direction, Deputy Attorney General. Deborah Lee said yesterday.
He later returned to his path on the right side of the road. Yeung then dubbed a second car driven by 67-year-old Leow Kee Chye before returning to the right lane in front of Mr. Leow's vehicle.
Mr. Sim Chin Huat, 59, was driving a truck in front of Yeung towards Braddell Road. Yeung drove at high speed to try to double Mr. Sim's vehicle on the right. In doing so, Yeung climbed onto the sidewalk of the central divider and entered vehicle lanes in the opposite direction.
"Fortunately, there was no collision," said PDP Lee.
Yeung then drove against the flow of traffic, crossed the double continuous white lines before stopping his car in front of Mr. Sim's truck.
A video posted on the Facebook page of Beh Chia Lor – Singapore Road on September 11 showed a black Maserati driving in a direction opposite to traffic and almost collapsing head into a taxi and a car.
The Maserati then stopped in front of a truck. No injuries were reported and police arrested Yeung on 12 September.
Shortly after, the driver of the Maserati was identified as Yeung and NUS confirmed that he was aware of the incident.
Yeung belongs to the Geography Department of NUS, according to the NUS website.
His biography on the website stated: "Since February 2018, I have been appointed Distinguished Professor of the National University of Singapore in recognition of my" outstanding academic excellence as well as my academic and intellectual leadership "."
In response to questions from the Straits Times, a NUS spokesman said the university expects all members of his community to behave according to the law.
"NUS is currently reviewing the court's decision and will decide whether disciplinary proceedings will be instituted against Professor Henry Yeung," the spokesman added.
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