The mother of a teenager killed in an accident in Joo Chiat said she felt relief when State Coroner Adam Nakhoda concluded on Jan 27 that no foul play was suspected in the incident.
Madam Tan Chin Shin said she hopes the driver of the van – laboratory technician Woo Jie Yu, 24 – will not face criminal action for the accident which claimed the life of her daughter, Ms Dorothy Naomi Tan.Madam Tan, who attended the coroner’s inquiry, told The Straits Times: “I believe this was an accident. Dorothy did not want it to happen.“I don’t want the driver to have to suffer and ruin his life. We don’t want vengeance.
As Ms Tan stepped onto the road, Mr Woo tried to swerve to the right and brake, but the van hit her and she was flung a distance onto the opposite lane. They decided to remove her from life support after they were told that her brain no longer had any activity and further treatment would be futile. She died on June 9, 2024, at around 1.40am.
State Coroner Nakhoda noted that the autopsy report showed that there were traces of fentanyl and varying levels of ketamine components in Ms Tan’s blood. He said Ms Tan’s father had described his daughter as a reserved person, and someone well liked by her friends and family. She had been excited to attend an upcoming church camp when the accident happened.“Sometimes I feel like yelling at people who are crossing the road to slow down and stop looking at their phone. Just please check again because these things can happen. It happened.”
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