A senior police inspector accused of driving a stolen car and running down a motorcyclist told a judge yesterday he was a newly qualified driver who had had a few accidents.
Hui Ka-wing, 29, also said he thought he had hit a concrete barrier when he crashed into motorcyclist Lin Ming-ho, 28, on Ma On Shan Road on May 4 last year. Lin was certified dead in hospital.
Hui said he was trying to get into the middle lane when water on the road splashed onto his windscreen, causing him to swerve to the right.
'Then came a 'bang' sound. I held the wheel tightly and carried on driving. I thought I had hit a concrete barrier,' Hui told the District Court. But prosecutor Dee Crebbin alleged Hui's testimony was simply an attempt to explain away his offences.
He has pleaded not guilty to dangerous driving causing death, handling a stolen Honda Accord, failing to give a blood sample for laboratory test and using the car without third-party insurance.
He has pleaded guilty to failing to stop after an accident.