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SINGAPORE – A Porsche driver who was caught driving drunk and speeding after illegally meeting a woman for dinner during the breaker period was sentenced Thursday (October 22) to three weeks in jail.
Wong Teck Chye, 47, was also fined $ 6,000 and disqualified from driving all types of vehicles for two years.
He was driving at a speed of 133 km / h against the speed limit of 90 km / h, before a traffic police officer stopped him in the early morning of April 25.
The Singaporean was found with at least 43 micrograms of alcohol in 100 ml of breath. The prescribed limit is 35 micrograms of alcohol in 100 ml of breath.
On October 7, he pleaded guilty to one count of speeding, driving under the influence, and a crime under the Covid-19 (Temporary Measures) Act. He also admitted to an unrelated assault charge.
During the circuit breaker from April 7 to June 1, people were not allowed to leave their homes without a valid reason or to meet other people from different households for social purposes.
On April 24, Wong scoffed at this rule and met a woman at his Selegie Road apartment for dinner. The court documents did not say how they were related to each other.
After consuming five cans of beer, Wong left the woman’s house shortly after midnight.
He was speeding down the Tampines Expressway to the Pan-Island Expressway at around 12:45 am on April 25 when a traffic police officer spotted him.
Wong obeyed when told to stop his vehicle, and the police officer discovered that it reeked of alcohol.
After failing a breathalyzer test, Wong was taken to the traffic police headquarters at Ubi Avenue 3, where he was found with at least 43 micrograms of alcohol in 100 ml of breath.
Furthermore, Wong assaulted taxi driver Ong Say Beng, 54, in Bencoolen Link on August 8 last year because he was unhappy with the older man’s driving.
Deputy Prosecutor Kor Zhen Hong had previously said: “When the victim tried to close the taxi door, the defendant’s arm was caught between the closing door and the door frame.”
“The defendant forcibly opened the door of the taxi and proceeded to kick the victim’s leg and hit her in the face.”
Wong left the scene shortly after, and Mr. Ong called the police.
For a charge under the Covid-19 (Temporary Measures) Act, a first-time offender can be jailed for up to six months and fined up to $ 10,000.
A repeat offender faces up to one year in jail and a fine of up to $ 20,000.
For assault, Wong could have been jailed for up to three years and fined up to $ 5,000.
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