A luxury car accident in Sydney involving Yang Lanlan, a mysterious, wealthy girl with alleged ties to Chinese political leaders, has seen its defendant seeking more time to prepare for a court plea.
The case was brought to court for a second hearing on Sept. 26 at the Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney. Yang did not appear in person nor enter a plea to the charges. The case has been postponed again.
The car accident occurred in Rose Bay, an affluent Sydney suburb, on July 26. Yang was allegedly under the influence when she crashed her $1.5 million Rolls-Royce SUV into a Mercedes-Benz business car.
George Plassaras, the 52-year-old driver of the Mercedes for radio host Kyle Sandilands, suffered serious injuries including fractures to his spine, ribs, hip, and femur.
Yang, uninjured in the crash, was granted bail but required to surrender her passport, report to the police three times a week, adhere to a curfew from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., and was prohibited from driving.
The 23-year-old Chinese girl was initially faced with four charges: causing bodily harm by misconduct, refusing or failing to submit to breath analysis, dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm, and failing to provide police with her details.
