SINGAPORE – The first motorist to be charged with a traffic offence involving etomidate was sentenced to five years and 18 months’ jail and given 10 strokes of the cane on March 31.
He was also disqualified from holding a licence for five years after his release from prison.
While high on Kpods, Tung Jun Yu, 27, drove his car against the flow of traffic on Supreme Court Lane and straight through a traffic junction, where he collided with another car.
The Singaporean pleaded guilty to five charges including driving under the influence of a drug, dangerous driving, and drug trafficking.
The court heard Tung had been driving against the flow of traffic on Supreme Court Lane between 5.40pm and 6.30pm on July 14, 2025. The stretch of road is between the Supreme Court and the National Gallery Singapore.
In heavy traffic, he drove through a traffic junction on a right-turn-only lane, and collided with another car at Bras Basah Road.
Police officers found Tung with slurred speech, drooping eyelids and had delayed responses to their questions. He could not give a coherent account of how the accident occurred.
Although he tested negative on a breathalyser test, a blood analysis by the Health Sciences Authority detected etomidate in his blood sample.
