SINGAPORE – The driver of a van was speeding, travelling at up to 107kmh, when it struck a jaywalker who was crossing a road at a traffic light, killing him.
The speed limit in the area was 60kmh, and on June 8, Tan Kwee Teck, 69, pleaded guilty to causing the death of Wong Chee Wai, 54, by driving in a dangerous manner.
Before his death, Wong had his earpieces on while crossing the road against the red man signal, unaware that Tan’s van was coming towards him at high speed.
Without revealing details, Deputy Public Prosecutor Stephen Yeo told the court that Tan has a history of committing other traffic offences and had paid a composition fine of $380 in February 2022 for failing to obey a red light signal.
In May 2023, he paid another composition fine of $200 for speeding.
For the current case, the court heard that shortly before the fatal crash, he was driving the van along Woodlands Road towards Upper Bukit Timah Road after 6pm on Nov 15, 2024.
The prosecutor said: “As he drove along Woodlands Road during rush hour, he executed several dangerous manoeuvres, including weaving in and out of traffic and lane splitting.
“He also drove his van at significant speeds on a road with a prescribed speed limit of 60kmh… At its highest, his estimated speed was between 103kmh (and) 107kmh.”
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