Koh Chew Wa fled the scene of the accident in his Mercedes-Benz, and arranged for it to repaired later that day.
New: You can now listen to articles.SINGAPORE: After hitting a pedestrian while speeding, a man drove off and did not help the victim, who was left lying on the road and later died in hospital.
Two charges of failing to stop and moving his car from the scene of the accident were considered in sentencing. This resulted in the accident. Mr Ng was crossing Church Street in the middle of the second lane at that point. The police towed Koh's car away from the workshop at 5pm that day, before any repair work had been done. Apart from the cracked windshield, the car's bonnet and front bumper were also dented.Mr Choo sought 12 to 16 months' imprisonment for Koh, as well as a driving ban of eight years from the date of his release.
"Instead, chose to not face up to the consequences of his actions and fled, leaving to fight for his life along the road," he said.
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