SINGAPORE – Two drivers who were part of a group of six that went on a midnight joyride on the CTE at speeds of up to 203kmh were handed jail sentences on June 29.
Damien Chia Hwa Chuan, 29, was sentenced to four months and two weeks’ jail for dangerous driving causing hurt, while Sherman Quah Kok Rong, 22, will have to serve two months and three weeks behind bars for dangerous driving.
Both will be disqualified from driving for three years after their release.
The first man in the group to be dealt with in court was Marcus Lau Yong Wei, 35. On June 26, he was sentenced to four months’ jail and a driving disqualification of three years over a dangerous driving charge.
Charges against the other alleged drivers – Goh Jared-Kane, 26; Gilviz Lee Jun En, 23; and Kong Jia Quan, 24 – are still before the courts.
Assistant Public Prosecutor Chye Jer Yuan said the group of six had met up at a carpark in Stadium Boulevard at around 1am on Oct 27, 2024, before their joyride to the downtown area.
They trailed each other at high speed along the PIE, CTE, Orchard Road, Bras Basah Road and Raffles Boulevard, with Chia and Quah hitting speeds of up to 203kmh on the CTE near the Balestier exit.
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