Banned from driving. Banged old lady.

Banned from driving. Banged old lady. That was exactly what our hero, Charles Lee Cheow Loong, 30, did on 16 Nov last year. This model citizen was under an 18-month driving ban then but he blatantly disregarded the verdict. It would have been no "big" thing if nothing happened beyond having an additional driver on the road. But unfortunately for him and the poor old lady, something did happen. At about 6.40 am that day, he hit Mdm Pang Hong Koon, 79, along Eu Tong Sen Street. What followed was a classic hit-and-run accident. He hit then he ran and it didn't bother him a whit if his victim might have lived if he had called for an ambulance. I am guessing the most important thought that went through his mind then was if he would be caught. I can certainly understand the turmoil that might have been roiling in him but ultimately, he made the wrong decision. He chose to sacrifice a life just so he can get away. Temporarily. Justice has a long reach. The one laughable thing about this whole affair was that he left his front license plate around. This was also the clue that led to his arrest. The case has been adjourned to 23 Nov but he has already admitted to five charges - speeding and killing Mdm Pang, driving under disqualification, failing to render assistance, removing his vehicle without lawful authority and driving without insurance coverage. Now take a look at his photo. I don't know when this photo was taken but he did not look the least bit remorseful. He just looked more embarrassed than anything. Something along the line of "Oh well, no big deal. Tomorrow, I'll try harder - if I knock down someone, I will just make sure I take my car plate along". Even if Charles gets his just desserts, Mdm Pang is already gone. How can someone feel no guilt after killing someone who has done him no wrong? Sentencing him only soothes the living - most of whom have no stake whatsoever in this case. I think it is important that we try to prevent such accidents from happening again. But is it even possible? If such accidents are prevented from ever occurring again, our world will indeed become Utopia. LMAO. You can read the original report from Straits Times here. Alternatively, see here.