Daily London
A high-profile Chinese woman accused of causing a head-on collision with Kyle Sandilands’ driver will fight allegations she drove dangerously.
She has been charged with dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm, not giving particulars to police and refusing or failing to submit to breath analysis.
She also faces a back-up charge of negligent driving occasioning grievous bodily harm.
Yang was excused from appearing at Downing Centre Local Court today, with her lawyer Michael Korn entering not guilty pleas to all the charges on her behalf.
“Obviously the matter is quite tough and it’s drawn a lot of attention, but she’s getting through it,” he told reporters outside court.
Enthusiastic onlookers filled the courtroom today, hoping to get a glimpse of the enigmatic 23-year-old.
Her family’s wealth and supposed ties to high-ranking Chinese officials has generated significant online speculation in Australia and China.
Plassaras was trapped in his vehicle for an hour before being freed and taken to hospital with serious injuries, but Yang emerged unscathed, according to Sandilands.
The radio host sang the 52-year-old’s praises while outlining his road to recovery.
The driver had broken several ribs, both his femurs and hips and suffered a ruptured spleen and broken spine, Sandilands said.
“I saw him and went, ‘oh shit, George you look horrible’ – I was nearly crying,” he said during the Kyle & Jackie O show in late July.
Yang tested positive during a roadside breath test but allegedly refused to undergo a breath analysis when she was arrested and taken to Waverley Police Station.
The case will return to court on January 30.
Yang is again excused from appearing.
