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SINGAPORE: A 37-year-old man who struck a police vehicle on Wednesday (October 7), injuring an officer inside the vehicle, will be charged Friday with willfully causing injury to deter a public servant from doing his duty.
He will also be investigated for dangerous driving, possession of weapons without a license and suspected drug-related offenses, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said in a press release on Thursday.
Officers saw the man driving a car “recklessly” in a parking lot around 3.15am Wednesday, SPF said.
Officers, who were conducting vehicle checks along Chai Chee Road at the time, directed the man to stop. However, the man sped up and a chase ensued.
“During the chase, the man entered a parking lot along Bedok North Street 1 and struck the left side of the police car, causing one of the police officers inside the vehicle to be injured. The man then drove over it. splitter off the road and escaped. “said SPF.
The wounded officer, a 21-year-old full-time national police service member, was taken to hospital for treatment, SPF said.
The man also committed several traffic violations during the chase, including hitting a red light and driving against the flow of traffic, police said.
STUNNING DEVICE, SUSPECTED DRUGS FOUND
The car was later found abandoned along Bedok North Avenue 3. An object believed to be a paralyzing device was found during a check on the vehicle, SPF said.
The man was arrested Thursday after officers from the Bedok Police Division established his identity through follow-up investigations.
Substances suspected of being controlled drugs were found on the man during his arrest, police said.
The man had been charged with a crime of reckless act causing injury in August and was out on bail when the incident occurred on Wednesday, SPF said.
If found guilty of causing harm to dissuade a public servant from performing his duty, he could be imprisoned for up to 7 years and fined or punished.
