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SINGAPORE \u2013 A driver who ran a red light and collided with a pregnant woman was sentenced to 13 months\u2019 jail on Sept 25.<\/p>\n
Chin Chee Kwong will also be disqualified from driving for 10 years after his release from prison. The 62-year-old had pleaded guilty to one count of dangerous driving causing grievous hurt.<\/p>\n
Chin was driving along Upper Changi Road East at around 2.25pm on July 31, 2025 when the accident happened.<\/p>\n
Court documents showed that as he approached the signalised crossing, he did not slow down or stop his vehicle, despite the red traffic light.<\/p>\n
The victim, a 33-year-old woman who was 15 weeks\u2019 pregnant, was crossing the road at the time. She was in Chin\u2019s field of vision.<\/p>\n
Oblivious to the red light and the woman, Chin drove through the pedestrian crossing and collided with the woman.<\/p>\n
The force of the collision caused the woman to be propelled forward and dragged along the road.<\/p>\n
The woman suffered multiple injuries, including multiple rib fractures, a pelvic fracture and a knee laceration as a result of the accident, and had to undergo several surgeries.<\/p>\n
She did not suffer any pregnancy-related complications but was hospitalised for 59 days.<\/p>\n
Chin was arrested on the day of the accident.<\/p>\n
Court documents stated the woman, who has difficulties squatting, has been attending physiotherapy sessions since her discharge from hospital.<\/p>\n
Deputy Public Prosecutor Mohamed Riasudeen had sought a sentence of between 16 and 20 months\u2019 jail, and a 10-year driving disqualification for Chin.<\/p>\n
He said Chin had several prior traffic violations between 1998 and 2008, including speeding and driving against the flow of traffic.<\/p>\n
Acknowledging that the last offence was in 2008, the prosecutor said: \u201cThat said, the antecedents are not entirely without relevance.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey demonstrate a pattern of traffic violations across a decade, including two prior speeding convictions and an offence of driving against the flow of traffic, which is a serious offence.\u201d<\/p>\n
Those convicted of dangerous driving causing grievous hurt can be jailed up to five years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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