Man, 81, charged with causing death of wife in traffic accident
Published on Sep 9, 2011
Dieu Siew Chuan (above), a retiree, is accused of causing the death of Madam Lim Kwee Eng, 79, who was seated at the back of his car, by doing a negligent act. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW
By Elena Chong
An 81-year-old man was charged on Friday with causing the death of his wife and injuring a taxi driver in a road traffic accident.
Dieu Siew Chuan, a retiree, is accused of causing the death of Madam Lim Kwee Eng, 79, who was seated at the back of his car, by doing a negligent act.
He allegedly failed to give way to vehicles having the right of way when making a right turn from Clementi Avenue West into Clementi Road on Sept 20 last year, resulting in a collision with a taxi coming from the opposite direction.
The second charge accuses him of causing hurt to Mr Lew Tat Chiang, 50, by doing an act so negligently as to endanger life.
Read the full story in Friday's edition of The Straits Times.
