Driver Denies Dangerous Driving in Fatal Motorcycle Crash Trial
SingTao · 2 SOURCESabout 1 hour ago2 MIN
Summary
A District Court trial has opened for 48-year-old driver Tong Ho-ting, who denies dangerous driving causing death and dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm over a crash on 7 July 2024 near Lung Cheung Road in Wong Tai Sin that involved a motorcycle carrying a newlywed couple. Prosecutors allege Tong turned into Lung Cheung Road without signalling and struck the motorcycle, while the defence position emerging from his police account is that he checked over his shoulder and only then saw the motorcycle appear ahead.
Key Points
- Tong Ho-ting, 48, is charged with one count of dangerous driving causing death and one count of dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm in District Court case DCCC 676/2025.
- The crash happened at about 12:30pm on 7 July 2024, when rider Lam Hin-kin was taking his wife Tsang Yuk-chu by motorcycle from the Choi Hung Road slip road toward Lung Cheung Road.
- The prosecution says the motorcycle slowed because of a taxi ahead, a white private car merged away first, and Tong then maintained speed, failed to signal and hit the motorcycle.
- Lam suffered abrasions, pain and swelling to his right ankle and a fracture of the distal shaft of his right fibula, while Tsang died on 13 July 2024 from traumatic head injuries.
- A forensic science expert said Tong may have had about two seconds of unobstructed view of the motorcycle before the impact point, and braking within 0.9 seconds might have avoided the crash.
Why It Matters
The trial will test whether the driver’s account of checking traffic before merging is consistent with the prosecution’s case that the motorcycle should have been visible in time to avoid impact. The judge also suggested the prosecution consider calling the injured husband to testify, and the hearing was adjourned to continue on 18 August 2026