{"id":95882,"date":"2026-10-27T16:08:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T08:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=95882"},"modified":"2026-10-27T16:08:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T08:08:00","slug":"marina-bay-pursuit-driver-fleeing-traffic-police-stop-hits-another-car-patrol-vehicle-singapore-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=95882","title":{"rendered":"Marina Bay pursuit: Driver fleeing traffic police stop hits another car, patrol vehicle, Singapore News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A 43-year-old man will be charged in court on Tuesday (Oct 27) for his alleged involvement in multiple traffic offences, including dangerous driving causing hurt, driving without a valid driving licence and failing to stop when ordered to do so by a police officer.<\/p>\n<p>Police said on Monday night that the incident started at about 3.05am on Sunday along Raffles Boulevard.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The man inched his car forward when asked to stop for checks, forcing the officers to step aside.<\/p>\n<p>He then sped away, prompting a vehicle pursuit.<\/p>\n<p>During the ensuing chase, the man stopped his car behind another vehicle at a traffic light junction along Bayfront Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>As a police patrol vehicle pulled up beside his car, he attempted to force his way through \u2014 between the stationary vehicle and the patrol vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>While doing so his car collided with the driver&#8217;s door of the police patrol vehicle and the rear right bumper of the other vehicle.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He then purportedly fled the scene.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The collision left the driver of the stationary car with back pain and was given three days of medical leave.<\/p>\n<p>Police said the man also ran multiple red lights along Marina Boulevard, Sheares Avenue and Marina Link during the pursuit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Their investigations revealed that the 43-year-old did not possess a valid driving licence, and the car has since been seized by the police.<\/p>\n<p>He faces a total of six charges in court on Tuesday:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e65c761c98747e47e7893eb53b1465d1f\">Dangerous driving causing hurt<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"ea5cf804c22aa7b3597f960d6370f006d\">Failing to stop when ordered by a police officer in uniform<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"ebeaacf7a11763d728723bff6cefa53d6\">Driving without a valid driving licence<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"ea95bef370c6d48a36a012a50f2805d58\">Using a vehicle without insurance coverage<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e71191aec4550778c6b4458dc1dccb5a0\">Failing to stop after an accident<\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e229aee39d43635086feb824879bcfa30\">Failing to render assistance after an accident<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The police warned that those who commit traffic offences without valid driving licences will be dealt with firmly.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Members of the public are urged to remain vigilant and to report any suspected instances of such activity in their communities. Road safety is everyone&#8217;s responsibility, and public cooperation is essential in keeping Singapore&#8217;s roads safe for all users,&#8221; they added.<\/p>\n<p>[[nid:748341]]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asiaone.com\/singapore\/mailto:editor@asiaone.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">editor@asiaone.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asiaone.com\/singapore\/marina-bay-police-pursuit-dangerous-driving-causing-hurt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 43-year-old man will be charged in court on Tuesday (Oct 27) for his alleged involvement in multiple traffic offences, including dangerous driving causing hurt,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":95883,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2611],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-95882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-buzz-headlines","wpcat-2611-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95882","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=95882"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95882\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/95883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=95882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=95882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=95882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}