Repeat drink driver pleads guilty to crashing his BMW into man standing by broken-down car, killing him
Businessman Ang Hiap Boon, 51, pleaded guilty on Friday to one count of drink driving as a repeat offender and one count of driving without due care and attention causing death.
Under traffic laws tightened in 2019, Ang is regarded as a"serious repeat offender" which means he faces harsher potential penalties. During dinner, Ang drank about four glasses of red wine and left the restaurant around midnight in his wife's white BMW, headed for home. Syed had switched on his tail lights and was outside of his car, walking towards the driver's side as Ang's vehicle approached.
When Ang eventually noticed the car and Syed, it was too late and he was not able to apply his brakes in time so his car ploughed into the victim.Video footage from Ang's in-car camera was showed in court, capturing the exact moment when his car struck Syed. Syed was conveyed unconscious to Tan Tock Seng Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead.
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