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SINGAPORE: The driver behind the wheel in an accident in Punggol that amputated a pedestrian’s foot and injured four other people went to trial on Monday (December 14).
Philip Wong Yeow Shing, 64, is contesting two counts of causing serious injury or injury by negligent act to three pedestrians and two of their passengers.
He is accused of injuring victims by not having proper control of their car by skidding, riding on a central curb and causing a collision.
Wong was driving through Punggol Central towards Sumang Walk on the morning of February 3 last year when he stepped onto the central sidewalk in the middle of a dual carriageway.
Three pedestrians between the ages of 29 and 58 were standing on the sidewalk and were injured in the accident.
A 54-year-old woman on her way to church was rushed to the hospital with an “open traumatic amputation,” and her left ankle and foot were taken to the emergency department in an ice pack.
She was protected and underwent multiple surgeries along with a skin graft from her amputation stump.
A 29-year-old pedestrian suffered a laceration to her lower lip, as well as abrasions to her forehead, knees and elbows. The third pedestrian, a 58-year-old man, was taken to hospital with abrasions on his knees and elbows.
Wong’s two passengers, both women in their 50s, suffered multiple injuries, including fractures, head injuries and a liver laceration.
A toxicology report found no alcohol or basic drugs in Wong’s blood. The weather on the day of the accident was good, with clear visibility and a dry road surface, according to court documents.
A man who called police after witnessing the crash took the stand Monday and testified about how he saw the car speeding in the three-lane center lane.
The car did not slow down even when it hit a tree or the three pedestrians, the man said.
Questioned by defense attorney Satwant Singh, who asked him why it took him 10 minutes to call the police, the man said he was thinking about what might have happened if the car had swerved towards him.
The trial continues. If convicted of causing serious harm by negligent act, Wong could be jailed for up to two years, fined up to S $ 5,000, or both.
If you are found guilty of causing harm by negligent act, you could be jailed for up to six months, fined up to S $ 2,500, or both.
