Re: Wait, I Tot Ah Tiong Old Fart Shld No Tis
My son exactly. Parents and guardians must take care of and control children and not blame others when accidents happen. Help your relatives and friends. Don't need to go through charity supposedly helping strangers but mostly end up as their salary.
Kindly read the report:
"'In my opinion, it was negligent to travel at such a high speed along a road near a bus stop serving a densely populated estate,' noted Coroner Soh.
The fatal accident could have been averted if the motorist had been more careful, said the coroner.
It is now up to the Attorney-General's Chambers to decide if Mr Tijan is to be prosecuted.
The impact of the collision with Mr Tijan's Subaru Impreza flung Lin Qian about 44m. She died of severe head injuries at the scene.
Mr Tijan, who declined to testify at the inquiry last month, had told the police he realised his car had hit something only when he heard a loud bang.
Investigators also found no brake marks on the road to indicate that the car had tried to stop prior to the collision.
Instead, the souped-up car came to a halt some 15m to 20m away.
Contrary to what Mr Tijan had told police, investigations revealed there were no vehicles obstructing the motorist's view.
Coroner Soh said that even if Mr Tijan had not seen the 1.2m-tall girl, her grandfather, right behind her, would have been visible.
Witnesses told police that the car had also accelerated suddenly just prior to the collision and this would have cut down the time available for the driver to slow down or adopt evasive action, added the coroner.
Lawyers said that if there was a prosecution and conviction for causing death through a negligent act, it would strengthen civil action taken by a victim's family.
The court was told that the Traffic Police would be liaising with the Land Transport Authority on prosecuting the car salesman on the illegal modifications done on his Impreza."
There is no blame game here. No matter the circumstances the driver was speeding, not paying attention and driving an illegally modified car. All these points to the fact he was in the wrong and subsequently found to be negligent. For someone who claims to be a former policeman i find your comments to contradict common law.
An innocent life was taken, whether FT or otherwise is not the issue. It is just sad that it happened and reminds everyone to be more careful when crossing roads especially with young kids.