SINGAPORE: A 21- year- older man may be charged in court on Monday ( Mar 25 ) for his presumed participation in a hit- and- run case which caused two people to suffer major injuries.  ,
The authorities said they were alerted on Saturday at about 11.40pm to an accident , involving a vehicle and two pedestrians along Sims Avenue towards Sims Avenue East.
A 51- season- aged man and a 32- year- aged woman were mindful when taken to hospital. They are now warded for care.
” The vehicle did not stop to render aid to the injured and reportedly fled the scene after the crash”, said the officers in a news release.  ,
Through surface questions and with the aid of video footage from a testimony and police devices, Traffic Police officials established the identity of the vehicle and arrested him on Sunday.
In images of the affair circulating online,  , a vehicle is seen passing a string of shophouses before it collides with two persons crossing the road.  ,
The two commuters are flung into the air upon effect with the vehicle seen moving off without stopping.  ,
All cars are urged to comply by visitors rules to keep our streets safe for people, said the authorities.
” It is an offence to leave an crash scene without making support.  , Customers Police will spare no efforts to bring cars who commit serious customers crimes and damage the health of various road users to righteousness”.
The person will get charged in court with various offences: Driving without due care causing severe upset, driving without a true permission, driving without insurance coverage, taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent, failing to stop after an accident, failing to offer help to the injured after an accident and moving the vehicle without a police officer’s authority.
The offence of driving without due care causing grievous hurt carries a fine of up to S$ 5, 000, an imprisonment term of up to two years, or both.  ,
For driving without a valid licence, a person may face a fine of up to S$ 10, 000, a jail term of up to three years, or both.  ,
The offence of using a motor vehicle without insurance coverage, taking a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent and moving the vehicle without a police officer’s authority, carries a fine of up to S$ 1, 000, or a jail term of up to three months, or both, for each of the offences.
For failing to stop after an accident and render assistance to the injured, a person may face a fine of up to S$ 1, 000, a jail term of up to three months, or both.  ,