Woman gets jail and 7-year ban for causing death by dangerous driving
Published on Nov 4, 2014 1:12 PM
By Elena Chong
SINGAPORE - A woman who beat the red light and caused the death of a motorcyclist by dangerous driving was sentenced to six months' jail and banned from driving for seven years on Tuesday.
Riana Sapuan, 44, a shipping firm secretary, had admitted to driving along Choa Chu Kang West Flyover on Nov 10, 2012 when she caused the death of Mr Ho Sheng Ngian, 59, at the signalised cross junction of Choa Chu Kang Way by Kranji Expressway.
She had failed to follow the traffic red signal and driven through the junction, thus hitting Mr Ho who was making a right turn from the Choa Chu Kang East Flyover slip road. The light was then green in his favour.
Mr Ho, a driver, suffered severe injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
