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Speeding man on the run
Zaihan Mohamed Yusof | The New Paper | Saturday, May 3, 2014
For more than 15 minutes yesterday, the lawyer paced the courtroom.
She was surrounded by three curious reporters as she made frantic calls to her client on her mobile phone.
When it was finally time for the sentencing process to begin in the State Courts, the worried lawyer told the judge that her client, Soh Seng Tze, was absent.
She told District Judge Jasbendar Kaur that she had last contacted Soh on April 2.
A warrant for Soh's arrest has been issued.
It was yet another act of defiance and daring by Soh. He had already admitted guilt to a whole list of charges on March 4.
The 32-year-old was guilty of failing to stop for a police officer, dangerous driving, driving under disqualification and failing to render assistance after an accident.
For reckless driving, he can be fined up to $5,000 and jailed for up to two years. But if the Court sees Soh as being dangerous to the public, this sentence may be tripled, with a jail term of up to 10 years.
His blatant disregard for road safety and the law was clearly evident when Soh led police on a high-speed car chase on March 25 last year.
Though separated from his wife at the time of the offences, he took her car from a carpark in Jurong East without permission and went to fetch his girlfriend at Beach Road.
All hell broke loose when Soh was speeding on the Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE) towards the Tampines Expressway (TPE) at around 8pm.
110KMH
The police, who were tailing him, clocked his speed at 110kmh despite a 70kmh limit on the KPE.
When he noticed the police car, he sped up, weaving in and out of traffic.
Soh negotiated slip roads on the expressways at close to 150kmh.
The chase continued from TPE to the Pan-Island Espressway and finally to East Coast Parkway.
Soh's top speed was recorded at 185kmh.
While trying to shake off the police, Soh drove against the traffic, ran a red light and crashed his car into a police motorcycle and a patrol car.
After a seven-hour chase, he was finally arrested at Prince Edward Road. And that, too, after a violent struggle.
With his failure to show up in court yesterday, he has again victimised his wife, Madam Chen Sok Tin, who was his bailor.
She will now will have to explain to the court why the $20,000 bail she posted should not be forfeited.
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The chase continued from TPE to the Pan-Island Espressway and finally to East Coast Parkway.
mata also sibeh eng... should have ask them speed to yongpeng have bak ku teh then drive back
Speeding man on the run
Zaihan Mohamed Yusof | The New Paper | Saturday, May 3, 2014
For more than 15 minutes yesterday, the lawyer paced the courtroom.
She was surrounded by three curious reporters as she made frantic calls to her client on her mobile phone.
When it was finally time for the sentencing process to begin in the State Courts, the worried lawyer told the judge that her client, Soh Seng Tze, was absent.
She told District Judge Jasbendar Kaur that she had last contacted Soh on April 2.
A warrant for Soh's arrest has been issued.
It was yet another act of defiance and daring by Soh. He had already admitted guilt to a whole list of charges on March 4.
The 32-year-old was guilty of failing to stop for a police officer, dangerous driving, driving under disqualification and failing to render assistance after an accident.
For reckless driving, he can be fined up to $5,000 and jailed for up to two years. But if the Court sees Soh as being dangerous to the public, this sentence may be tripled, with a jail term of up to 10 years.
His blatant disregard for road safety and the law was clearly evident when Soh led police on a high-speed car chase on March 25 last year.
Though separated from his wife at the time of the offences, he took her car from a carpark in Jurong East without permission and went to fetch his girlfriend at Beach Road.
All hell broke loose when Soh was speeding on the Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE) towards the Tampines Expressway (TPE) at around 8pm.
110KMH
The police, who were tailing him, clocked his speed at 110kmh despite a 70kmh limit on the KPE.
When he noticed the police car, he sped up, weaving in and out of traffic.
Soh negotiated slip roads on the expressways at close to 150kmh.
The chase continued from TPE to the Pan-Island Espressway and finally to East Coast Parkway.
Soh's top speed was recorded at 185kmh.
While trying to shake off the police, Soh drove against the traffic, ran a red light and crashed his car into a police motorcycle and a patrol car.
After a seven-hour chase, he was finally arrested at Prince Edward Road. And that, too, after a violent struggle.
With his failure to show up in court yesterday, he has again victimised his wife, Madam Chen Sok Tin, who was his bailor.
She will now will have to explain to the court why the $20,000 bail she posted should not be forfeited.
[email protected]
- See more at: http://ride.asiaone.com/news/general/story/speeding-man-run#sthash.NnEXlRHM.dpuf
The chase continued from TPE to the Pan-Island Espressway and finally to East Coast Parkway.
mata also sibeh eng... should have ask them speed to yongpeng have bak ku teh then drive back
