Medic guilty of negligent driving, causing colleagues' death, injury

[Terry Bogard]

Medic guilty of negligent driving, causing colleagues' death, injury

Published on Apr 4, 2012

Goh Kwee Loong Mccoy pleaded guilty to driving negligently and was fined a total of $7,500 for causing the death of his colleague and injuring the other. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW

By Khushwant Singh

An army medic, who drove his car into a tree last May, went to the aid of his two passengers despite being injured himself.

Front-seat passenger Tan Wee Peng, 21, had no pulse and could not be resuscitated. He died soon after.

Back-seat passenger Tan Kiok Wee, 31, sustained facial and chest injuries and has since recovered.

On Wednesday, Mccoy Goh Kwee Loong pleaded guilty to driving negligently and was fined a total of $7,500 for causing the death of his colleague and injuring the other.

A district court heard that Goh, 30, is now providing emotional and financial support to his dead friend's girlfriend and her one-year-old child.

On the night of May 3, 2011, the three men, all regulars with the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), were on their way to Nee Soon camp after having dinner in Johor Baru.

Goh holds the rank of staff-sergeant while his two friends were corporals.

Read the full story in Wednesday's edition of The Straits Times.

 

[Klytus]

Fine for man who caused friend's death

Published on Apr 5, 2012

Mccoy Goh and his two friends were on the way to Nee Soon Camp on May 3 last year when he lost control of the car. He is now taking care of the dead man's girlfriend and their baby. --ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW

By Khushwant Singh

AN ARMY medic who drove his car into a tree last May pleaded guilty on Wednesday to driving negligently, and was fined $7,500 for causing the death of a colleague and injuring a second passenger.

A district court heard that Mccoy Goh Kwee Loong, 30, is now taking care of his dead friend's girlfriend and their one-year-old child.

On the night of May 3 last year, Goh and his two friends, all regulars with the Singapore Armed Forces, were on their way to Nee Soon Camp after having dinner in Johor Baru.

At a bend along Mandai Road, Goh lost control of the vehicle. The car skidded, first crashing into the left guard railing. It then veered right through the oncoming lane and slammed into a tree.

Read the full story in Thursday's edition of The Straits Times.

 

[Klytus]

Family refuses to acknowledge baby of dead son

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<cite style="display: block; font-style: normal; font-size: 10px; margin-top: 4px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 0px; ">The horrific car crash that caused Mr Chen's death. (Pic / Omy)</cite>
A young mother who lost her boyfriend to a horrific car crash is now left to pick up the pieces alone after the dead man's family refused to acknowledge her or her baby.

According to Lianhe Wanbao, Chen Wei Peng was 21 and a father-to-be when he died in a car crash on 3 May last year. His girlfriend was then three months pregnant.

The accident happened just after 10pm near the bend along Mandai Road towards Sembawang Road.

Mr Chen was returning from a trip to Johor Bahru with two friends, Wu Kui Long and Chen Guo Wei, when the vehicle lost control at the turn. The car skidded across to the opposite side of the road before crashing into a tree.

Mr Chen died on the spot, while the other Mr Chen, who was sitting in the back seat, suffered multiple injuries to his left leg and body.

Wu, the driver of the vehicle - a 30 year-old medic with the Singapore Armed Forces - was convicted on 5 April for negligent driving.

He was fined $7,500 and had his driver's licence suspended for five years.

He apologised to Chen's family in court after they declined previous requests to meet him.

Wu, a divorcee, is now taking care of Mr Chen's girlfriend and her baby. The court heard that he is also giving alimony to his ex-wife and four year-old son and supporting his parents.

In his appeal, Wu said that he has known the late Mr Chen for two years.

The pair became close friends after doing duties together in camp. Mr Chen confided in him that his girlfriend was pregnant and that his family is against their relationship.

Wu had offered to help him work things out with his family before the tragedy struck.