{"id":52109,"date":"2026-05-13T21:26:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T13:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=52109"},"modified":"2026-05-13T21:26:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T13:26:37","slug":"ex-air-force-chief-accused-of-colliding-with-stroller-while-driving-has-case-adjourned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=52109","title":{"rendered":"Ex-air force chief accused of colliding with stroller while driving has case adjourned"},"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 former chief of air force who is accused of colliding with a stroller in May 2024 while driving a car without considering other road users has had his case adjourned to May 14.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Goh Yong Siang, 74, appeared in a district court on May 13. A search with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority reveals that he is a director at Temasek Management Services.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Temasek Management Services\u2019 <!-- -->website<!-- --> <!-- -->states that he is its chairman and<!-- --> <!-- -->that he was a fighter pilot in the Republic of Singapore Air Force.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">He retired as the chief of air force in 1998.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">According<!-- --> to<!-- --> the same website: \u201cHe then joined private equity firm Beta Capital Group in Dallas, Texas, until 2005. In 2006, he joined Temasek International as a senior managing director until 2013.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Goh was driving a car when it allegedly hit a woman pushing a stroller at a signalised pedestrian crossing in Pasir Panjang Road, causing hurt to a two-year-old boy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The woman, who was crossing the road when the green man signal was on, was also injured in the accident, but court documents did not disclose details about\u00a0her injuries or those of the boy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In April, Goh <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/courts-crime\/driver-charged-after-allegedly-colliding-with-woman-pushing-stroller-causing-hurt-to-toddler?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"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\">was charged with causing grievous hurt to the woman<\/span><\/a> pushing the stroller while he was driving a car without considering other road users.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">He is also accused of causing hurt to the toddler in the stroller by driving the vehicle in such a manner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">According to court documents, Goh had allegedly failed to keep a proper lookout when he made a right turn from Harbour Drive towards Pasir Panjang Road, resulting in the collision.<\/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=\"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\">The number of traffic deaths also rose from 142 in 2024 to a record high of 149 in 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In March, Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs\u00a0Sim\u00a0Ann said that failing to keep a proper lookout was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/transport\/traffic-police-launches-new-initiative-to-urge-all-road-users-to-ensure-each-others-safety?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"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\">the top cause of traffic accidents<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">To tackle the issue, TP will step up enforcement, including extending speed enforcement measures to more red-light cameras.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">TP will also launch the National Road Graciousness Campaign later in 2026, said Ms Sim, who is also Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/courts-crime\/ex-air-force-chief-accused-of-colliding-with-stroller-while-driving-has-case-adjourned-to-may-14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE \u2013 A former chief of air force who is accused of colliding with a stroller in May 2024 while driving a car without 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