SINGAPORE: A 56-year-old man was on Monday ( Nov 25 ) jailed for 150 days for careless driving that resulted in the death of a 79-year-old pedestrian.
After entering a plea of guilty to a single command under the Road Traffic Act, Tan Yee Keong was even prohibited from driving for eight times.
District Judge John Ng made the observation that the majority of individuals in Singapore travel” very quickly” in housing holdings during his sentencing notes.
The judge said this was why traffic-calming procedures were being introduced on more routes, including the occurrence place, and that this was a “well-spent” price.
The deadly crash occurred near Block 244, Serangoon Avenue 2 on Jun 29, 2023 at about 4.30pm.
Serangoon Avenue 2 has two lanes on either side of the road, which is divided by a commuter slope.
The prey, Mr John , Wong Kie Choon, had nearly finished crossing the entire path when he was hit by Tan’s vehicles after Tan failed to notice him.
The influence caused Mr. Wong to slam onto the street. He was taken to a doctor where he suffered a cardiac arrest and later died.
He had many rib fractures and traumatic brain trauma, which caused him to become cardiac arrest. His death was preceded by numerous wounds that were consistent with those in a road traffic accident.
Tan’s request for six to nine months in prison was denied by Deputy Public Prosecutor Yee Jia Rong.
He claimed that the main element in Tan’s guilt was the lateness of his encounter with Mr. Wong, because he had never noticed the old man until their collision.
He claimed that Mr. Wong was moving at normal speed and that Tan had just about finished crossing the two-lane route.
Tan stayed with Mr. Wong until the ambulance arrived, according to defense attorney Laurence Goh, who requested two months in jail.
The incident had” traumatised” Tan, who wanted to atone for his actions and had attended Mr Wong’s wake at the risk of being scolded by his family.
” Although they have forgiven him, he has never forgiven himself”, Mr Goh said, referring to the victim’s family.
The accident occurred at a bend in the road, according to the attorney, which could make it difficult to see someone.
According to Mr. Goh, the place was given the designation of Silver Zone, the path was made wider, and trees were cut down in the aftermath of the accident.
In areas with a large percentage of elderly people or where there have been prior incidents involving elderly, traffic calming measures and additional road safety procedures are put in place.
Judge Ng requested a picture of the incident, which a police camera captured on a bus stop directly across the scene from the sentence hearing arguments.
The judge stated in the movie that the incident occurred inside a housing estate and that the majority of us thought we would go on housing estate roads very quickly.
He claimed that driving on curvy roads like Serangoon Avenue 2 was like” taking an S training” and that automobiles were supposed to slow down.
The judge said there was no screaming or braking before Tan hit Mr. Wong, despite the fact that Tan did not speed.
” For whatever reason, your buyer totally missed the man crossing the road”, he told Mr Goh, adding that , the vehicle is supposed to make sure the way ahead of the car is obvious.
He added that Tan should have been able to identify Mr. Wong given that the affair area was only at the beginning of the bend.
The judge, however, even tempered his remarks toward the offender.
” You may realize accidents happen if you stay around for a while. Anyone wants it to happen”, he said, referring to the court’s chair in the Traffic Court.
Judge Ng said the judge was trying to send out a message to all, including pedestrians, to be mindful of various road users.
” It’s not just oh, natural light I go, crimson light I stop, and then if it’s natural light I can get anytime”, he said.
He added that because” vehicles travel very quickly,” this was the reason that the speed enforcement feature on red-light cameras was gradually being implemented in Singapore.
” Your sentence has nothing to do with whether you’re a bad person (or ) good person”, the judge told Tan. Otherwise, it was about Tan’s moving.
After giving Tan a 150-day prison sentence, or roughly five months, the judge emphasized that Tan should be eligible for recovery after about 100 days and could also be available for home confinement after completing the other half of his sentence.
Driving without giving due consideration and attention to the dying sentence can result in a maximum sentence of three years in jail, a fine of up to S$ 10,000, or both.
Additionally, the perpetrator may be barred from driving for at least eight years.