Telok Blangah hit-and-run accident: Man handed 7 charges for multiple traffic offences

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For driving under disqualification, an offender can be fined up to $10,000, jailed for up to three years, or both.

For dangerous driving, he can be fined up to $5,000, jailed for up to a year, or both.

For driving without due care or attention causing hurt, an offender can be fined up to $2,500, jailed for up to a year, or both.

Failing to stop after an accident, failing to report an accident and failing to render assistance each carries a penalty of a fine of up to $3,000, and imprisonment of up to a year, or both.

For leaving a vehicle in a position likely to cause danger, a person can be fined up to $5,000, jailed for up to six months, or both.

In their Nov 6 statement, the police said that driving while under disqualification is a serious offence that puts all road users at risk.

“When involved in accidents, drivers have a legal obligation to stop, render assistance to injured parties, and report the incident to police within 24 hours.

“Fleeing from the police and abandoning accident scenes without rendering assistance to injured victims are also criminal offences that will be subjected to the full force of the law,” the statement said.

The police will not hesitate to take firm action against motorists who flout traffic laws and endanger the safety of other road users, it added.

Kang’s case was adjourned to Nov 21.