The 41-year-old Hong Kong actor Yang Ming (Lin Mingle) has a tall and handsome appearance. His popularity has gradually increased following the costume martial arts drama “Knife Under the Sword”. After that, he often played decent roles such as policemen in film and television dramas. However, in 2020, he was involved in a drunk driving accident Sentenced to prison by the court, Yang Ming appealed. The lawsuit lasted for 2 years, but the result remained unchanged. After serving his sentence, Yang Ming came out to accept media interviews and apologized to the public.
According to a report by “Hong Kong 01”, Yang Ming drove a Mercedes while drunk in October 2020, lost control and crashed into a stone wall on the roadside, causing traffic chaos. Yang Ming was prosecuted for three counts of “refusal to provide blood samples for alcohol test” and “insufficient light transmittance of the window glass”, and the ancient wall that Yang Ming crashed was an 80-year-old cultural relic. At first it was reported that the repair cost was as high as 250,000 Hong Kong dollars (approximately NT$983,000), but the local Highways Administration stated that it only cost 4,000 Hong Kong dollars (approximately NT$16,000), which made many people question whether the fee was deliberately lowered to exempt Yang Ming from the suspicion of public pressure .
The court ruled that Yang Ming should be imprisoned for 18 days, suspended for 2 years and fined 2,000 Hong Kong dollars (approximately NT$7,871). At the end of 2022, Yang Ming will serve his sentence in prison. He will be released following serving his sentence on January 7, 2023. In the past ten days, he has reflected a lot, fearing that he may not speak well, so he said according to the statement: “I am deeply sorry for the trouble and worry that my drinking habits have caused everyone and the company. I care regarding my family, friends and company, and sincerely say sorry to everyone.” He bowed deeply to the camera, emphasizing that he will not do the same thing once more, and will work hard to give back to the society in the future. I hope everyone can give him more time, Space and opportunity made him start once more, and Yang Ming bowed for the second time.
According to the “Oriental Daily” report, Yang Ming admitted that he felt terrified at the beginning of his imprisonment. He cried many times in prison, blaming himself for making his elderly parents and girlfriend face external turmoil. He also thanked TVB, “I made such a big mistake. I will never leave.” Halfway through the speech, Yang Ming mightn’t help wiping away his tears, feeling very emotional.
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