A DRUNK jaywalker who caused a fatal five-vehicle collision on an expressway was jailed for four weeks yesterday.
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Drunk jaywalker jailed for causing fatal 5-vehicle crash
06 Sep 2011; SOURCE: The Straits Times
A DRUNK jaywalker who caused a fatal five-vehicle collision on an expressway was jailed for four weeks yesterday.
Jeffrey Ching Fook Soon, 30, pleaded guilty to the negligent act of crossing a section of the Pan-Island Expressway without keeping a proper lookout on the evening of March 15, 2009.
Ching, who was an operations support manager then, walked away from the accident with bruises and abrasions.
But his reckless act resulted in the death of a motorcyclist, who was thrown off his vehicle and run over by a lorry.
The traffic accident involved two cars, a taxi, a lorry and a motorcycle.
A traffic court heard that aircraft service engineer Tan Ching Beng, 47, was driving his car behind one driven by Associate Professor Arthur Tay Ee Beng, 41, along the centre of the three-lane expressway when they saw a blue taxi either slowing down or stopping along the left lane.
They then noticed Ching walking unsteadily across the left lane in front of the taxi.
Suddenly, he turned and walked back towards the left.
Prof Tay, who thought the man had decided not to cross the road, proceeded to drive ahead at a reduced speed.
But Ching suddenly turned back again.
Prof Tay immediately applied his brakes but his car hit Ching, who rolled up the bonnet, hit the front windscreen before rolling down and landing on the expressway.
Mr Tan also braked and swerved left, causing security officer Rajoo Subramaniam Naidu’s motorcycle to hit his car.
The 52-year-old was thrown off the motorcycle and landed in the path of a lorry, which hit him.
Mr Rajoo was trapped beneath the vehicle and dragged along.
His motorcycle had also skidded to the left, crashing into the right rear part of the taxi.
The lorry also hit the back of Mr Tan’s car.
Mr Rajoo was pronounced dead at the scene.
Ching reeked strongly of alcohol. He was found to have 177mg per 100ml of blood. The legal limit for driving is 80mg per 100ml of blood.
He could have been jailed for up to three months and/or fined up to $1,500.
http://thecourtroom.stomp.com.sg/sto...cle_crash.html
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Drunk jaywalker jailed for causing fatal 5-vehicle crash
06 Sep 2011; SOURCE: The Straits Times
A DRUNK jaywalker who caused a fatal five-vehicle collision on an expressway was jailed for four weeks yesterday.
Jeffrey Ching Fook Soon, 30, pleaded guilty to the negligent act of crossing a section of the Pan-Island Expressway without keeping a proper lookout on the evening of March 15, 2009.
Ching, who was an operations support manager then, walked away from the accident with bruises and abrasions.
But his reckless act resulted in the death of a motorcyclist, who was thrown off his vehicle and run over by a lorry.
The traffic accident involved two cars, a taxi, a lorry and a motorcycle.
A traffic court heard that aircraft service engineer Tan Ching Beng, 47, was driving his car behind one driven by Associate Professor Arthur Tay Ee Beng, 41, along the centre of the three-lane expressway when they saw a blue taxi either slowing down or stopping along the left lane.
They then noticed Ching walking unsteadily across the left lane in front of the taxi.
Suddenly, he turned and walked back towards the left.
Prof Tay, who thought the man had decided not to cross the road, proceeded to drive ahead at a reduced speed.
But Ching suddenly turned back again.
Prof Tay immediately applied his brakes but his car hit Ching, who rolled up the bonnet, hit the front windscreen before rolling down and landing on the expressway.
Mr Tan also braked and swerved left, causing security officer Rajoo Subramaniam Naidu’s motorcycle to hit his car.
The 52-year-old was thrown off the motorcycle and landed in the path of a lorry, which hit him.
Mr Rajoo was trapped beneath the vehicle and dragged along.
His motorcycle had also skidded to the left, crashing into the right rear part of the taxi.
The lorry also hit the back of Mr Tan’s car.
Mr Rajoo was pronounced dead at the scene.
Ching reeked strongly of alcohol. He was found to have 177mg per 100ml of blood. The legal limit for driving is 80mg per 100ml of blood.
He could have been jailed for up to three months and/or fined up to $1,500.
http://thecourtroom.stomp.com.sg/sto...cle_crash.html
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At/ related:
A1:
07Sept2011: [SAFETY]When driving /riding along the expressway, pls look out for drunk jay walkers
MCF:
07Sept2011: When driving /riding along the expressway, pls look out for drunk jay walkers trying to cross the road.
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