The infamous black Maserati has made headline news again. This time, for something that has everybody smiling unconsciously throughout the workday.
Henry Yeung Wai Chung, a China-born Singaporean, was charged with driving dangerously on 17 Oct 2018 and will be back in court on 5 Nov.
For the offence of driving dangerously, he could be sentenced up to one year in prison, fined up to $5,000, or both.
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Now, if you’re a driver, you might remember this during your BTT:
Doesn’t “Careless driving” just carry 6 demerit points and a fine?
Well, no: read carefully, because he drove dangerously, not carelessly.
Careless like making a careless mistake in your maths exam: you didn’t exactly do it on purpose (though you can prevent it lah). Dangerous is…well, you did it knowingly.
Here’s a recap.
Black Maserati Races Lorry, Loses & Threw Tantrum
On 7 September, Facebook page Ben Chia Lor – Singapore Roads uploaded a video of an incident in Singapore.
It shows a black Maserati speeding on a two-lane road, trying to overtake a lorry at Lorong Chuan.
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Like a car chase scene out of a Hollywood movie, the black Maserati failed to squeeze past the lorry and turned away at the last moment.
It mounted the road divider and ended up speeding against the traffic. But anyways, later, it cut into the lorry’s lane and stopped.
He was arrested five days after the incident.
However, netizens were so angry at the man they decided to put their incredible sleuthing skills to use and CSI-ed his entire life.
They found what seems to be his Facebook page, showing pictures of his Maserati with the same car plate number.
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Unfortunately, his Facebook page was removed shortly thereafter.
Turns Out The Guy’s A Distinguished Professor From The National University Of S’pore (NUS)
To afford a car like the Maserati, you’d either need to be working in a high position or have rich parents.
Or you must be a boss. But wait, my boss doesn’t drive a Maserati. Maybe he spent all the money on food since he’s fat like that, but anyways.
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Mothership.sg did some detective work on their own and found that the driver is a professor from NUS.
A professor from the Department of Geography from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, to be exact.
It was found that the information from the professor’s public profile on NUS’s website coincidentally matched the age of the man arrested by the police.
However, when they approached NUS for answers, they were told that “as this is a traffic incident, it would be best to refer to the Police for the details.”
And It Turns Out It Wasn’t Just Having One Incident
You know how it works, right? You had a bad day at work and momentarily, you lose your mind and did something stupid.
Something that made your employers remove all the accolades they’ve posted about you online.
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However, if it’s something that has happened in the past two years, then your claim won’t seem as legit anymore.
Further CSI also reviewed that the NUS professor had been driving dangerously at least for the past two years.
Also, there was another video that showed him tailgating a car before switching to a merging lane.
Well, all I can say is, he’s finally caught for driving dangerously on the road, no?
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And remember: it’s dangerously. Not carelessly.
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