{"id":44958,"date":"2026-04-16T18:06:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T10:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=44958"},"modified":"2026-04-16T18:06:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T10:06:38","slug":"biker-suspended-from-riding-over-drink-driving-case-later-rode-again-causing-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=44958","title":{"rendered":"Biker, suspended from riding over drink-driving case, later rode again, causing accident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE \u2013 <!-- -->A motorcyclist was caught in December 2024 after he allegedly had at least 129 micrograms of alcohol in 100ml of breath.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">This is <!-- -->more than 3\u00bd times<!-- --> the prescribed limit of 35 micrograms of alcohol in 100ml of breath.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Muhammad Khairulnizam Mohamed Nizam, 25<!-- -->, <!-- -->was then suspended from operating all classes of vehicles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Despite this, he allegedly rode a motorcycle again two months later, got into an accident and caused hurt to his pillion rider.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">On April 16, Khairulnizam was handed charges that include one count each of riding a motorcycle after consuming alcohol, and causing hurt to a woman while riding without due care and attention.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">According to court documents, he had allegedly consumed alcohol shortly before he rode a motorcycle along Clementi Road at around 12.30am on Dec 5, 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">He was later caught and suspended from operating all classes of vehicles <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Then on Feb 7, 2025, Khairulnizam allegedly rode another motorcycle along Marina Boulevard towards Marina Coastal Drive at around 7pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The Singaporean allegedly failed to keep a proper lookout, and the vehicle collided with a car, causing hurt to his pillion rider.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Details about her condition were not disclosed in court documents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Khairulnizam is expected to plead guilty on May 29.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/courts-crime\/road-traffic-fatalities-hit-10-year-high-in-2025-with-149-dead-elderly-deaths-more-than-double?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">Annual road traffic\u00a0figures the Traffic Police (TP) released in February<\/span><\/a>\u00a0showed that the number of people injured in road accidents went up from 9,342\u00a0in 2024 to 9,955 in 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">However, the number of people arrested for <!-- -->operating vehicles after consuming alcohol<!-- --> fell from 1,788 in 2024 to 1,716 in 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The TP had said motorcycles made up only about 15 per cent of Singapore\u2019s total vehicle population in 2025. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">However, motorcyclists and pillion riders were involved in 54.8 per cent of all traffic accidents and accounted for 53 per cent of deaths.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The number of accidents involving motorcyclists jumped from 3,973 cases in 2024 to 4,227 cases in 2025. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The number of motorcyclist and pillion rider casualties also rose from 4,510 in 2024 to 4,844 in 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In February, the TP said: \u201cAll road users must stay alert to their surroundings and never assume that other road users have seen them. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cThis simple act of keeping a proper lookout can prevent the majority of accidents and save lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/courts-crime\/biker-accused-of-having-over-31-2-times-alcohol-limit-in-breath-allegedly-rode-again-causing-crash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE \u2013 A motorcyclist was caught in December 2024 after he allegedly had at least 129 micrograms of alcohol in 100ml of breath. 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