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SINGAPORE – A man who illegally left his home to meet a woman for dinner during the breaker period on April 24, was caught driving under the influence of alcohol and speeding down the Tampines Expressway (TPE) in his Porsche Hours then.
Wong Teck Chye drove at a speed of 133 km / h against the 90 km / h speed limit, before he was stopped by a traffic police officer in the early hours of April 25.
Wong was later 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.
The 46-year-old Singaporean pleaded guilty on Wednesday (October 7) to one charge 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 meet other people from different households for social purposes.
Wong scoffed at this rule and left his home on April 24 to meet a woman at her Selegie Road apartment around 4 pm as he was feeling “stressed out” and wanted to talk to someone.
They then had dinner and beer together. The court documents did not say how they were related to each other.
Wong downed five cans of beer and left the women’s unit shortly after midnight.
He was speeding down the TPE onto the Pan-Island Expressway around 12:45 a.m. on April 25 when a traffic police officer spotted him.
The policeman instructed Wong to stop his Porsche and he obeyed. When the police officer noticed that Wong reeked of alcohol, he administered a breathalyzer test, which failed.
He was taken to the Traffic Police headquarters at Ubi Avenue 3 where they found him with at least 43 micrograms of alcohol in 100 ml of breath.
In an unrelated incident, Wong got out of his car and confronted taxi driver Ong Say Beng, 54, at Bencoolen Link around 11.30am on August 8 last year, as he was unhappy with the man’s driving. higher.
The Deputy Prosecutor Kor Zhen Hong said that Mr. Ong told him to report the matter to the police.
“While the victim was attempting to close the taxi door, the defendant’s arm got caught between the closing door and the door frame … The defendant forcibly opened the taxi door and proceeded to kick the leg of the victim and punch him in the face, “added the victim. DPP.
Wong left the scene shortly after, and Mr. Ong called the police. Later, the taxi driver went to Tan Tock Seng Hospital and a doctor discovered that he had swelling on his left cheek.
Wong is out on $ 15,000 bail and will be sentenced on October 22.
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 a jail term of up to one year and a fine of up to $ 20,000.
For assault, Wong can be jailed for up to three years and fined up to $ 5,000.
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