A director of an engineering firm, who has a history of committing multiple traffic offences such as speeding, was driving a car in a dangerous manner in 2020 when it struck a pedestrian. The victim, a 37-year-old woman who was crossing Upper Thomson Road at a traffic light...
She drove past a queue of cars waiting to turn right at the turning lane. Her car was still in the left lane when she made a right turn without slowing down.
“The accused failed to notice the victim until a moment before the collision. The accused pressed her brakes after noticing her but could not stop the car from colliding into the back and left of the victim’s body.” The victim was conscious when an ambulance took her to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, where she was admitted until Feb 17, 2020. She was given 149 days of hospitalisation leave.
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