SINGAPORE – After his car was involved in a fatal collision with a power-assisted bicycle, a man lied to the police that he was not the driver and allowed his colleague to take the rap.
His colleague later confessed to lying, and the man admitted he was the one behind the wheel.
On Dec 1, Teo Kok Meng, 39, was sentenced to four weeks’ jail after he pleaded guilty to one charge of obstructing the course of justice.
Another charge of giving false information to a public servant was considered for his sentencing.
The accident happened around 10pm on Sept 27, 2022, and claimed the life of Mr Samuel Seet Wei Jie, a 28-year-old food delivery rider.
The court heard that at around 8pm that day, Teo met his colleague Jacky Tan Kah Kiat and his girlfriend, Ms Aileen Soh Xiao Juan, both 35.
The trio drank alcohol and ate at a coffee shop in Bukit Batok and left near 10pm. Teo drove Tan to his home in Teck Whye Avenue, with Ms Soh in the front passenger seat.
After dropping off Tan, Teo continued driving along Choa Chu Kang Avenue 1 and his car collided with Mr Seet as he emerged from the slip road on Teo’s left.
While paramedics were attending to Mr Seet at the scene, Teo called Tan to tell him about the accident. Tan walked from his home to the scene to join Teo and Ms Soh.
There, both Teo and Ms Soh claimed they did not know who had driven the car.
