'Car race' in KPE results in fine and driving ban
10 Sep 2014|3,675 views
Lee Kim Chien, 42, pleaded guilty last month to driving dangerously on the Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE) and failing to stop after the accident on 24th July last year, reported The Straits Times. For that, Lim was slapped with a fine of $3,600 and a driving ban of one year.
A witness, Mr. Tan Kok Huat, told police that he was driving in the KPE tunnel when, in his rear view mirror, he saw a black Hyundai Tuscani and a red Mercedes-Benz weaving in and out of traffic. One car then went to the far left of the three-lane tunnel, the other to the rightmost lane.
Both drivers then overtook Mr. Tan, 40, resulting in a near collision between Lee's Hyundai and the Mercedes-Benz being driven by Teo Chan Hock, 44. Teo - who has been fined $2,000 and banned from driving for three months - swerved back to the far-left lane, while Lee swerved to the right to avoid impact.
Lee then encroached into the lane of a Mitsubishi car being driven by Ms. Ang Kim Siew, 47, and overtook it. He lost control and hit Ms. Ang's vehicle, which was carrying her five-year old son in the front seat and her sister in the back. Both vehicles veered to the left and into the centre lane.
Assistant Public Prosecutor Lim Yu Hui said Lee regained control of his car, moved to the far-left lane and sped away. Teo changed to the far-right lane and left at speed. They overtook each other without signalling as they were exiting the tunnel. Lee then approached the slip road into Tampines Road, picked up speed and cut across the chevron marking of the expressway in an attempt to trail Teo's car, which was travelling along the KPE's road shoulder. Both drivers were arrested five days later.
Lee Kim Chien, 42, pleaded guilty last month to driving dangerously on the Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE) and failing to stop after the accident on 24th July last year, reported The Straits Times. For that, Lim was slapped with a fine of $3,600 and a driving ban of one year.
A witness, Mr. Tan Kok Huat, told police that he was driving in the KPE tunnel when, in his rear view mirror, he saw a black Hyundai Tuscani and a red Mercedes-Benz weaving in and out of traffic. One car then went to the far left of the three-lane tunnel, the other to the rightmost lane.
Both drivers then overtook Mr. Tan, 40, resulting in a near collision between Lee's Hyundai and the Mercedes-Benz being driven by Teo Chan Hock, 44. Teo - who has been fined $2,000 and banned from driving for three months - swerved back to the far-left lane, while Lee swerved to the right to avoid impact.
Lee then encroached into the lane of a Mitsubishi car being driven by Ms. Ang Kim Siew, 47, and overtook it. He lost control and hit Ms. Ang's vehicle, which was carrying her five-year old son in the front seat and her sister in the back. Both vehicles veered to the left and into the centre lane.
Assistant Public Prosecutor Lim Yu Hui said Lee regained control of his car, moved to the far-left lane and sped away. Teo changed to the far-right lane and left at speed. They overtook each other without signalling as they were exiting the tunnel. Lee then approached the slip road into Tampines Road, picked up speed and cut across the chevron marking of the expressway in an attempt to trail Teo's car, which was travelling along the KPE's road shoulder. Both drivers were arrested five days later.
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