Lorry driver Jagmeet went on to repeatedly deny on Channel Seven that he had done anything wrong after hitting and killing a pedestrian. There was only one thing wrong with his claim… and he finally got some clarity on that today
A truck driver who repeatedly denied killing a man through dangerous driving — and said it wasn’t his fault — has finally come to light.
After Jagmeet Singh, 31, punched and killed pedestrian Nengguang Wen in Adelaide’s southern suburb of Melrose Park on February 5, he gave a TV interview to protest his innocence.
“What happened was not my fault,” Singh said 7Newsadding that he “didn’t know what happened, it was the blink of an eye.”
But on Wednesday he stood before the Adelaide Magistrates Court and pleaded guilty to causing Mr Wen’s death by dangerous driving.
Singh can now face up to 15 years in prison for his crime, along with a 10-year driving ban.
A truck driver who repeatedly denied killing a man through dangerous driving has finally come to light. The truck is pictured after it hit and killed the pedestrian
He had previously tried to negotiate a deal with prosecutors and pleaded guilty to a charge of careless driving, which carries a maximum sentence of one year in prison.
Chinese national Wen, 64, who was visiting relatives in Adelaide, died at the scene after being hit by Singh’s truck.
“It was a horrible scene. I got out of the truck and looked at the man, he didn’t look well,” Singh told reporters at the time.
“I didn’t do it intentionally, I didn’t mean to hit that person… I can’t sleep, the scene keeps coming back to my eyes and my wife.
“I just said sorry and what happened wasn’t my fault. I didn’t know, I’m not a murderer.’
After beating and killing pedestrian Nengguang Wen on February 5, Jagmeet Singh (pictured) gave a TV interview to protest his innocence
Chinese national Wen, 64, visiting relatives in Adelaide, died at the scene (pictured) after being hit by Singh’s truck
When he appeared in court in May, Singh asked prosecutors to accept his plea of guilty for careless driving in severe circumstances, but on Wednesday his lawyer Andrew Graham said: “He is ready to face charges and will plead guilty to the main charge. ‘
Judge Mary-Louise Hribal recorded Singh’s new plea of guilt and removed his previous confession to the lesser crime, the Advertiser reported.
Singh was released on bail and will appear in court in November, where a date will be set for the sentencing.
Neither he nor Mr. Wen’s family spoke out of court.