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SINGAPORE – A man speeding when his car collided with a taxi in 2018, resulting in the death of a National University of Singapore (NUS) student, was fined $ 5,000.
Ng Li Ning, 24, was also disqualified from driving all types of vehicles for two years.
He was ordered to pay the fine on November 27 after he pleaded guilty in district court to driving at a speed that was dangerous for the public, between 83 km / h and 92 km / h, when the limit was 70 km / h.
For driving at a speed dangerous to the public, a first-time offender can be jailed for up to one year and fined up to $ 5,000. A repeat offender can be jailed for up to two years and fined up to $ 10,000.
On April 19, 2018, taxi driver Yap Kok Hua, 56, picked up four people, including NUS students Kathy Ong Kai Ting, 19, and Ting Jun Heng, now 23, at Clementi Mall around 3:00 p.m. 7:30 pm They were heading to Tembusu College in NUS.
Minutes later, Yap decided to make a discretionary right turn at a signposted Clementi Road junction, despite knowing that Ng’s car was heading toward him from the opposite direction.
An accident occurred and Ms. Ong was taken to the hospital where she died of multiple injuries that night.
All three male passengers survived the accident, but Mr. Ting, who suffered a traumatic brain injury, now walks with a slight limp and has speech problems.
Yap, who no longer works as a taxi driver, was sentenced to eight weeks in jail and banned from driving for five years on August 2 of last year.
He pleaded guilty to negligent driving and causing the death of Ms. Ong, as well as negligent driving and serious injury to the other passengers.
However, Ng and Yap’s legal troubles are not over yet.
Mr. Ting has sued you for negligence. On October 2 of this year, the High Court ruled that Yap should assume 65 percent of the responsibility and Ng, the other 35 percent.
Judge Aedit Abdullah then said: “The priority was for the vehicles to go straight ahead; it was the responsibility of (Yap) to maintain proper vigilance and exercise prudent judgment when executing the turn. If there was any doubt as to whether it was safe, (Yap )) should have waited for oncoming traffic to clear, or for it to stop and the traffic lights with green arrows to turn right. “
Judge Aedit noted that Yap had not done so and simply followed another vehicle that had turned but was not hit by oncoming traffic.
The judge also found that Ng had not maintained adequate vigilance, adding: “Having the right of way essentially means that other users must yield or yield. But having the right of way does not exempt that user from the road. in particular of the need to exercise due care “.
Judge Aedit rejected the arguments of both defendants that Mr. Ting had contributed to the negligence by not wearing a seat belt.
The judge said there was no other evidence on this issue, such as from biomechanical or other experts, that the injuries sustained could only have been caused by the plaintiff not wearing a seatbelt.
The amount of damages will be determined in a separate hearing and will be borne by the defendants’ insurance companies.
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