Hong Kong driver jailed for 15 months for running over woman waiting for bus and severing her leg
- Property agent Chan Hiu-sing, 30, previously pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm over the crash in Kwai Chung
- To Wing-nam, 36, lost her left leg instantly in the accident while her right foot was crushed and later had to be amputated
A Hong Kong judge praised a mother’s heroism on Tuesday as he sentenced a driver to 15 months in jail for running over the woman as she waited for a bus with her two-year-old daughter, severing her leg.
Judge Anthony Kwok Wai-in singled out the mother, To Wing-nam, 36, who endured searing pain as she strived to protect her daughter during the gruesome accident. “That was the love of a mother,” the judge said.
Property agent Chan Hiu-sing, 30, had previously pleaded guilty at the District Court to dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm over the crash in Kwai Chung on March 19 last year.
Passing sentence, Kwok said only an immediate jail term could make up for the loss Chan had caused To and send a deterrent message to other drivers.
“Until that moment, [To’s] life was filled with happiness,” Kwok said.
He said To had earned a decent living helping her husband run a flower shop while also working as a part-time accountant. But after the crash, To had to learn how to walk again, Kwok said.
