Formula 3 driver held for refusing breath test after noise complaints

Noise complaints led police to arrest local Formula Three racing driver Marchy Lee Ying-kin for refusing to take a breath test early yesterday.

Residents called police complaining that a black car was creating a lot of noise in Shing Ping Street, Happy Valley, shortly before 1am. One said the vehicle was also creating a lot of smoke.

When police and fire officers arrived to investigate, a black Ferrari was found parked in the street but no one was in it. Police said no burn marks were found on the road or smoke seen.

But officers found Lee, 32, standing beside the Ferrari F430, worth about HK$3 million when it was bought in 2005.

He was co-operative and told officers it was his car, according to a police spokesman.

Lee was asked to take a breathalyser test, as information suggested he could have been driving the car and officers detected the smell of alcohol on him, police said. He refused to take the test and was taken to Happy Valley police station.