SINGAPORE – A drink driver who caused grievous hurt to a cyclist and was caught drink driving again while on bail has been sentenced to nine weeks and four days’ jail.
On April 20, Heng Zeng An, 36, was also fined $5,000.
The Singaporean pleaded guilty on April 7 to two counts of drink driving. He also admitted to causing grievous hurt to the cyclist by driving without due care and attention.
For the offence, he was disqualified from holding or obtaining all classes of driving licences for seven years from his release date.
In earlier proceedings, Deputy Public Prosecutor Chan Wayde told the court that Heng consumed alcohol from 7.30pm to 10.30pm on Oct 25, 2022.
Despite this, he decided to drive from Waterloo Street back to his home in Admiralty Drive.
Court documents stated that Heng was “voluntarily intoxicated” while he was driving along Sembawang Road around midnight.
His car approached an intersection at Sembawang Road and Yishun Avenue 3 and did not stop when the traffic lights turned red.
The vehicle then collided with the 31-year-old cyclist, who was crossing the road on a power-assisted bicycle.
