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MediaCorp actor Christopher Lee jailed for drunk driving
Thu, May 10, 2007
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Mediacorp actor Christopher Lee has been sentenced to four weeks' jail after being found guilty of drink-driving related charges.

He was also fined $4,500 fine and disqualified for driving for three years.

Those found guilty of drink driving can be fined up to $5,000, or jailed up to six months and banned from driving for at least a year.

Lee, 35, had been slapped with five charges relating to drink driving, including failing to stop after the collision, causing injury to a motorcyclist and his pillion rider, not rendering help to the injured, and moving his vehicle without a police officer's permission.

His black Mercedes-Benz collided with a motorcycle carrying two men at the junction of Serangoon and Kitchener roads at 4.13am on Oct 8 last year. The motorbike rider injured his face and hands, while his pillion rider suffered cuts on his face and legs. Lee left the scene after the collision, but was stopped by a police car and ordered to take a breathalyser test.

Lee will be appealing the jail sentence, and has been granted bail of $20,000.

Another local celebrity, former TV game-show host Benedict Goh was charged in court yesterday with drink driving and lying to the Traffic Police . If convicted, Goh could be jailed for up to six months and fined up to $1,000 or both.

 

 
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