rammed into pedestrians at a taxi stand outside a mall in Serangoon<\/span><\/a> was sentenced to 11 days\u2019 jail.<\/p>\nLi Na, 36, will also be disqualified from driving for five years from the date of her release.<\/p>\n
The Singapore permanent resident pleaded guilty on April 6 to one charge of driving without due care and attention, causing grievous hurt to a 48-year-old woman standing at the taxi stand.<\/p>\n
Another charge of causing hurt by driving without due care and attention was taken into consideration during sentencing.<\/p>\n
On Feb 10, 2025, Li left home at around 7am with her husband and their six-year-old son to send the boy to school.<\/p>\n
Her husband, who was initially driving, drove towards Nex mall in Serangoon Central after dropping their son off at school. <\/p>\n
Before reaching the taxi stand outside the mall, Li took over the wheel as she intended to drop him off at the taxi stand for work.<\/p>\n
At that time, the taxi stand was busy, with at least 10 people standing in the area, said Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Law Yan An.<\/p>\n
At around 7.50am, as Li approached the taxi stand, she stepped on the accelerator instead of braking as she had intended. <\/p>\n
The car surged forward and hit the victim, its front left wheel running over her right foot. <\/p>\n
Li\u2019s car also hit two other pedestrians standing at the taxi stand, causing them to fall. The front right portion of her car also struck the rear bumper of a stationary taxi with its driver and passenger inside, said DPP Law.<\/p>\n
The victim suffered open fractures to the bones in her right leg, a fractured pelvis, a puncture wound to her left thigh, and a deep laceration to her right calf.<\/p>\n
She underwent multiple surgeries and was given 89 days of hospitalisation leave. <\/p>\n
The other pedestrians, the taxi driver and the passenger also suffered varying degrees of hurt, and were given medical leave ranging from two to seven days. <\/p>\n
Seeking a jail term of 15 to 20 days\u2019 jail and a five-year disqualification from driving, DPP Law said Li\u2019s lapse was significant as it involved her confusing two critical vehicle controls with opposite functions.<\/p>\n
In mitigation, defence lawyer Anil Singh Sandhu said this was Li\u2019s first brush with the law, adding: \u201cShe knows she has a price to pay and she\u2019s pleading for leniency.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCrucially, after the accident, she has not driven and is not likely to ever drive again,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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