Convicted street racer found behind wheel again
Second arrest since driver convicted in death of pedestrian
Last Updated: Wednesday, August 1, 2007 | 8:47 AM PT
CBC News
A Burnaby, B.C., man was arrested for driving while suspended, for the second time since he was convicted of killing a pedestrian during a street race in Vancouver in 2000.
Kwok Kei Victor Tang, 31, was sentenced to four years in prison and banned from driving for 10 years after he struck and killed Jerry Kithithee.
He was granted early parole in 2003, but was arrested six months later for driving with a suspended license.
On Sunday, Tang was stopped by Richmond RCMP for driving without a front licence plate, and was arrested again for driving while suspended.
Attorney General Wally Oppal said it will be up to the judge to decide if Tang gets parole again.
"I would think that in these circumstances a judge would take these matters very, very seriously," said Oppal.
Tang remains in police custody and will appear in Richmond provincial court Thursday to face charges of wilful obstruction of a police officer and driving while prohibited.
Fatal hit and run caught city's attention
In 2000 Tang pleaded guilty to charges of criminal negligence causing death and leaving the scene of an accident after a crash that grabbed the city's attention.
Tang had been in a yellow Porsche Boxster racing a BMW and a Mazda RX-7 at speeds of up to 200 km/h through the streets of Vancouver at 1 a.m.
As 33-year-old Jerry Kithithee was crossing Knight Street he was hit by one of the speeding cars and killed.
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