How much is a true blue chinese sinkie's life worth? Ans : $5000.00

[Leongsam]

Trailer driver given $5,000 fine, three-year driving ban for negligently causing motorcyclist's death


PUBLISHED ON AUG 25, 2014 12:51 PM

BY IAN POH

SINGAPORE - A trailer driver was fined $5,000 and banned from driving for three years on Monday for causing the death of a motorcyclist by negligent driving.

Leong Chin Nyan, 63, failed to give way to Mr William Choong, 30, when turning right into the minor road of Tuas South Street 5 towards Tuas View Crescent, at 8.43am on June 1 last year. The incident happened at a T-junction without a traffic light.

Mr Choong's motorcycle, which was going straight in the opposite direction, collided with the left back of Leong's trailer. The impact seriously injured Mr Choong and damaged the green Kawasaki Kips motorcyle. He fell to the ground in the middle of the junction and was pronounced dead on the spot just after 9am.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Kavita Uthrapathy left the sentence to the court, while Leong's lawyer Raymond Ng asked for leniency for his client. Leong, who pleaded guilty, could have been jailed up to five years and fined.


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[GramStroker]

He must have dyed his hair blonde before attending court.

 

[Leongsam]

He must have dyed his hair blonde before attending court.

I take this as an accurate valuation... no bias either way.. a sinkie killed a sinkie so the FT factor is removed.

Now what we need to find out what the penalties are if FT kills sinkie, sinkie kills FT and FT kills fellow FT.

 

[SgGoneWrong]

The parents of the 30 yrs old deceased must be in deep grief.

 

[sleaguepunter]

$5000 fine is for govt coffer, the deceased's family not entitled to even a penny of it.

 

[eErotica69]

$5000 fine is for govt coffer, the deceased's family not entitled to even a penny of it.

Sleaguepunter & Sam,

Chumps, the deceased parents can sue the driver in a civil suit..

 

[po2wq]

... ... The incident happened at a T-junction without a traffic light ...

dey shud punish lta 4 not providing a traffic lite ...

 

[sleaguepunter]

Sleaguepunter & Sam,

Chumps, the deceased parents can sue the driver in a civil suit..

it the insurance that payout, not the offender.

deceased parent sue a 63yo ahpek, what make you think the ah pek lorry driver got any $$ to pay.

motorcyclist knock into the left back of the trailer? so it motorcyclist crash in the trailer, so it trailer driver not totally at fault, that why sentence rather lenient.

 

[sleaguepunter]

dey shud punish lta 4 not providing a traffic lite ...

if deceased parents really want to sue in a civil court, the bloody defendant should be LTA.

 

[scroobal]

Forget about foreigner or local. SPH killed motorcyclist by beating lights and talking on mobile. No jail term.

 

[sleaguepunter]

Forget about foreigner or local. SPH killed motorcyclist by beating lights and talking on mobile. No jail term.

the woman editor?

got lah, sentenced one day.

so lockup at sub court remand till end of the day?

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