Hope it's not Krafty - Taxi driver rams 5 cars and 5 ComfortDelGro taxis in spree

[kulgai]

Cabby, 50, nabbed after two-hour rampage believed to have been on drugs.

Published on Dec 15, 2011

The Trans-Cab driver was finally arrested by police in Boon Lay after a two-hour hit-and-run spree that began in Tampines on Monday night. -- PHOTO: SHIN MIN DAILY NEWSBy Royston Sim
A taxi driver believed to have been under the influence of drugs went on a rampage, smashing into 10 cars while driving across Singapore before police finally arrested him in Boon Lay.

The Trans-Cab driver was nabbed at the junction of Boon Lay Drive and Boon Lay Avenue, after a hit-and-run spree that began in the eastern part of Singapore on Monday night.

The first incident took place at around 9.15pm in Tampines, while the final incident occurred nearly two hours later, at 11.05pm. The accidents spanned the island from east to west in at least seven locations: Tampines Avenue 5, Sims Avenue East, Lornie Road, Bukit Timah Road, Jurong East Avenue 1, Jurong West Avenue 1 and Boon Lay Drive.

 

[lianbeng]

lianbeng replies, "what a violent way of protest against fare increase!" loud n clear!

 

[Rogue Trader]

50 year old on drugs? Living second childhood?

 

[red amoeba]

lianbeng replies, "what a violent way of protest against fare increase!" loud n clear!

on the contrary, he is protesting his company (SMRT) did not raise fares fast enough.

 

[Narong Wongwan]

The cabby read the news report tulan that some ah beng cab driver is making 3k per month while he has only been making 1500...

 

[Agoraphobic]

Was drug use the reason for his action?

Or was it some emotional stress that led him to consume the drug to escape the emotional pain, which then led his thoughts to stray and then commit the act?

It is better to find out the root cause. It could be troubling others too.

Cheers!

 

[halsey02]

on the contrary, he is protesting his company (SMRT) did not raise fares fast enough.

TRANSCAB!! not smrt!! :p

 

[Narong Wongwan]

You think the cab company will bother?
They only worry about any liabilities and how to mitigate any losses.
The Govt won't bother about a lowly cabby, lock him up and forget about it...that's their solution.

Was drug use the reason for his action?

Or was it some emotional stress that led him to consume the drug to escape the emotional pain, which then led his thoughts to stray and then commit the act?

It is better to find out the root cause. It could be troubling others too.

Cheers!

 

[Agoraphobic]

You think the cab company will bother?
They only worry about any liabilities and how to mitigate any losses.
The Govt won't bother about a lowly cabby, lock him up and forget about it...that's their solution.

I was looking at it from the way it was reported, "Cabby, 50, nabbed after two-hour rampage believed to have been on drugs." hints that the cause of this action was drug-related. This brushes aside other factors that may have led to this behaviour.

How they solve the damage, that's insurance. How they prevent future repeats - that's social.

Cheers!

 

[Glaringly]

What's the make and model of that taxi? Power!

10 cars and still counting if not for the police.