Ex-TV host Benedict Goh jailed 3 weeks for drink driving
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Ex-TV host Benedict Goh jailed 3 weeks for drink driving
By Claire Huang
Goh was given a custodial sentence of 3 weeks' jail, disqualified from driving all classes of vehicles for 4 years and fined $800. -- ST PHOTO: LAU FOOK KONG
FORMER TV host Benedict Goh, 37, has been jailed 3 weeks after pleading guilty to drink driving and colliding into a stationary car.
In court on Friday, he was also disqualified from driving all classes of vehicles for 4 years.
For colliding into a broken down vehicle, Goh was fined $800.
And his lawyer Mr Lee Teck Leng said Goh is remorseful.
'Benedict deeply regrets the offences and acknowledges that drink driving is very irresponsible, and he hopes others will learn from his mistakes and not commit drink driving.'
Mr Lee added they have filed an appeal in court 'because there's another case with similar facts that is actually on appeal right now'.
He said that they felt it 'appropriate' to 'safeguard Benedict's interests by actually filing a notice of appeal', so as 'to see how that other appeal turns out' and take it into consideration.
District Judge Terence Chua when delivering judgement said that drink driving is a serious offence, and 'the number of such incidents has been rising steadily'. He also noted that 'drink driving cases constitute a third of the traffic cases mentioned in court'.
Concluding that this is not acceptable, he said that the court must approach sentencing holistically.
A drink driving conviction calls for a mandatory jail term and fine.
The judge added he took into consideration other mitigation factors - there were no injuries, Goh gave his full cooperation and did not flee the scene. It was also clearly an accident in which Goh was taken by surprise.
However, the fact that Goh was not able to avoid hitting a stationary vehicle even though he was driving a safe distance away, the judge said, meant he was impaired by alcohol.
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second celebrity to be jailed for traffice offence this year ... look like they are now being treated as normal and no more special treatment ...
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he kena again?
I thought i saw these news b4 liao.. -
??? really ... then his sentence is too light lor ..Originally posted by sLeEpWaLkErInG:he kena again?
I thought i saw these news b4 liao.. -
He is shuai...
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That time he was caught...this time is pass sentence..
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used to like him during pyramid games....
is he married? -
hmmm... poor thing..
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Bo Peekture Bo Tok.
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This one is the old case or the lastest case?
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hewantstoappeal
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Another FOREVER JAILBIRD!!!
Serve him right! -
yep. he's appealing waiting for the other case to finalize.
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post yr own peekture lohOriginally posted by chrisbenoit:Bo Peekture Bo Tok.
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den wat bout christopher lee? somemore he hit-n -run!Originally posted by ORIGAMIST:??? really ... then his sentence is too light lor ..
benedict goh kena heavily just becos he is not as popular den christopher? -
Benedict didn't drama when he was caught ma ... Christopher was seen crying on tv etc ... some more got famous girlfriend mah .. .. then one of the more important point, his lawyer ...!!Originally posted by 798:den wat bout christopher lee? somemore he hit-n -run!
benedict goh kena heavily just becos he is not as popular den christopher?