Jail and ban for cabby in hit-and-run accident
04 Sep 2013|2,460 views
A cabby who rear-ended a motorcycle and dragged its rider under his taxi for the length of a basketball court was jailed for six weeks today. He was also banned from driving for five years.
Ng Chin Huat, 63, was driving along East Coast Parkway (ECP) heading towards Changi Airport at 11:45pm on 20th May 2011, when he hit Mr Hussain who came onto the expressway from the slip road from Siglap Link. Ng, who drove off after the incident, claimed that he thought he had gone over a road hump.
In passing the sentence, District Judge Low Wee Ping said, "It's highly incredible you did not realise you hit the deceased and had dragged him for about 26 metres."
The collision sent the motorcycle crashing into the guardrail. Mr Hussain, 60, a crane operator, was flung off his machine. The taxi ran over him and he was dragged along. Ng pleaded guilty to causing death by a negligent act, failing to stop and for not rendering assistance after an accident.
A cabby who rear-ended a motorcycle and dragged its rider under his taxi for the length of a basketball court was jailed for six weeks today. He was also banned from driving for five years.
Ng Chin Huat, 63, was driving along East Coast Parkway (ECP) heading towards Changi Airport at 11:45pm on 20th May 2011, when he hit Mr Hussain who came onto the expressway from the slip road from Siglap Link. Ng, who drove off after the incident, claimed that he thought he had gone over a road hump.
In passing the sentence, District Judge Low Wee Ping said, "It's highly incredible you did not realise you hit the deceased and had dragged him for about 26 metres."
The collision sent the motorcycle crashing into the guardrail. Mr Hussain, 60, a crane operator, was flung off his machine. The taxi ran over him and he was dragged along. Ng pleaded guilty to causing death by a negligent act, failing to stop and for not rendering assistance after an accident.
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