Ex-air force chief fined $5k for road accident

Ex-air force chief fined k for road accident


SINGAPORE – A former chief of air force who was driving when he collided with a woman pushing a stroller in 2024 was fined $5,000 and disqualified from driving for five years.

On July 1, Goh Yong Siang, 74, pleaded guilty to driving without reasonable consideration causing grievous hurt to the 44-year-old Indonesian domestic helper.

Footage from Goh’s in-car camera was played in court, and it showed the woman being thrown into the air upon impact and landing on the ground.

Another charge of driving without reasonable consideration causing hurt to the toddler in the stroller, who was two years old at the time, was taken into consideration during sentencing.

The woman’s face was bleeding, and the car windscreen was cracked and scratched as a result of the collision.




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