Police investigating Ferrari crash that claimed 3 lives

[Darth Sidious]

Police investigating Ferrari crash that claimed 3 lives
Posted: 14 May 2012 2341 hrs

SINGAPORE: The Singapore Police Force said it was conducting an investigation into the cause of the three-vehicle crash that killed a taxi driver, his passenger and the driver of a Ferrari.

The accident took place at 4.15am on May 12 at the junction of Rochor Road and Victoria Street near Bugis Junction.

It involved a red Ferrari, a taxi, and a motorcycle.

The motorcycle rider was injured and was sent to hospital.

Police said known witnesses have been contacted to assist in the investigation, and all evidence, including CCTV footage, will be thoroughly reviewed.

Police also urged any person who has additional information that may be relevant to the case, to contact them at 1800-547-1818.

Police say a separate Coroner's Inquiry will be held to determine the cause of and circumstances connected to the deaths.

- CNA/wm

 

[Darth Sidious]

Motorcyclist saw taxi fly through the air after crash

AsiaOne
Tuesday, May 15, 2012

He heard a screech, a crashing sound and a saw car wheel fly across his face, then he was flung off his motorbike.

Survivor of the Rochor Road crash Mr Muhammad Najib gave a firsthand recount of the events that led to the collision betweenn the Ferrari and the taxi.

Mr Najib was with a friend, another motorcyclist, and they were going home from Rochor Road.

He said that none of thems heard the sound of a Ferrari, which has a distinctly loud engine.

As he started moving when the traffic lights turned green, he heard screeching and the sound of cars colliding.

He told RazorTV: "When I turned my head, I saw the wheel of the taxi in front of my face. The taxi was already airborne."

The taxi then hit his motorcycle, and he was flung off his bike.

Mr Najib said a passerby brought him to the side of the road.

Mr Najib's friend who witnessed the accident went to look at the wrecked taxi. He told Mr Najib that the Japanese woman's face was covered in blood, and the taxi driver was motionless.

Mr Najib said he was saved from more serious injury because he had hesitated to move when the traffic lights turned green.

He explained that he was waiting for another friend who was tinkering with his bike's signal just as the lights changed.

 

[Darth Sidious]

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[Darth Sidious]

Japanese passenger killed in horror crash identified

AsiaOne
Tuesday, May 15, 2012

SINGAPORE - The passenger in a taxi that was hit by a Ferrari which crashed into it on Saturday has been identified.

Ms Shigemi Ito, who is believed to be in her 20s, was sent to the Singapore General Hospital after the accident at Bugis, but died shortly after.

Her parents and brother were seen at a funeral parlour at Sin Ming drive on Monday, where her wake was being held, reported The Straits Times. They declined to speak to the media.

Ms Ito was working and living in Singapore.

Friends of Ms Ito received an SMS yesterday from a man who signed off as T.C. Thio, informing them of her death and details of the wake.

The man also said in the message that he was her boyfriend.

The three-vehicle accident which involved a Ferrari, taxi and motorcycle also claimed two other lives - Ferrari driver Mr Ma Chi, 31, a private investor from Sichuan, and cabby Cheng Teck Hock, 52.

Mr Ma's female companion, believed to be in her 20s, is reportedly in stable condition at Tan Tock Seng hospital.

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[Darth Sidious]

Mr Cheng Teck Hock, 52, had reportedly suffered head injuries after his ComfortDelGro taxi. Mr Cheng died at around 7pm on Sunday.

A close friend of Mr Ma Chi, the driver of the Ferrar, said Mr Mah was not a heavy drinker.

Ma Chi "would turn bright red" after a glass of alcohol, said his friend Richard Cheung, 31.

She later died at the Singapore General Hospital.

Mr Muhammad Najib Ghazali, the motorcyclist injured in the accident.
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[Darth Sidious]

Man steals money from dying Japanese victim in Ferrari crash

AsiaOne
Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Instead of helping out the Japanese victim who laid dying and trapped in the taxi in the Ferrari crash, a man resorted to stealing her money.

According to Chinese evening daily Lianhe Wanbao, the man who looked to be in his 30s, picked up notes and coins scattered around the mangled taxi.

57-year-old Mr Lim, a cleaner from Malaysia, told the paper that the woman, who was later identified as Shigemi Ito, cried out in pain when the man pocketed the money and ran off.

Reports said the man pocketed about $300 in all. Mr Lim was not able to react in time to stop the man, the report said.

Miss Ito was later brought to the Singapore General Hospital where she died.

In a horrific accident last Saturday, a speeding Ferrari slammed into a ComfortDelGro taxi leaving three dead and two injured.

The Ferrari driver died on the spot. The taxi driver, 52-year-old Mr Cheng Teck Hock suffered head injuries and died on Sunday.

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[Darth Sidious]

The two innocent who were dead should be compensated by the Ferrari driver's family!​

 

[Baluku]

People who were involved in the accidents all mati already.

They should investigate and let us know who robbed the injured Japanese woman.

Like some evil people who robbed of all their dignity by using this accident as a political tool to justify their Anti FT stance.

Dispicable!

 

[hokkien]

Chow ah tiong drag others what the fuck he is :(

 

[Darth Sidious]

I refused to update this Ferrari thread since you guys know how MSM report their news. A mistress is no better than a whore.

http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Singapore/Story/A1Story20120516-346160.html

 

[Darth Sidious]

See for yourselves how balls-less PAP are when dealing with foreigners. Should get the innocent victims to sue Ma-derfucker's family instead.

Ferrari accident: Ways to donate to deceased cabby's family

http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Singapore/Story/A1Story20120515-346117.html

 

[hokkien]

:oIo::oIo::oIo: ma chi and family:oIo::oIo::oIo:

 

[Darth Sidious]

Ferrari driven at 178 kph before fatal crash

By Alvina Soh | Posted: 31 October 2012 1436 hrs

YouTube grab of footage, captured on a cab driver's dashboard-mounted camera, shows the Ferrari (2R) crashing into the taxi (R)

SINGAPORE: The driver of a Ferrari, which was involved in the deadly crash in May this year, was travelling at 178 kilometres per hour (kph) just before the collision - almost three times the speed limit of 60 kph for the road.

This was revealed in a video shown during a coroner's inquiry into the accident, which left three people dead.

Ma Chi, a China national, allegedly ran a red light and his vehicle collided with a taxi, which then crashed into a motorcycle.

The victims were 52-year-old taxi driver Cheng Teck Hock, 41-year-old Japanese national Ito Shigemi and Ma himself.

Ma, who was a managing director with a technology services company, was said to be practising his driving that night, before picking up his female passenger.

The accident was captured on a video recorder installed in the Ferrari.

The video showed that the car was moving at a high speed towards the junction of Victoria Street and Rochor Road, even though the lights had turned red.

The footage then showed the taxi, driven by Cheng Teck Hock, appearing in front of the Ferrari from the right.

This resulted in a fireball and metal debris being strewn all over.

Three other videos belonging to a passing taxi, a Land Transport Authority CCTV camera, and a CCTV camera at Bugis MRT entrance were also shown.

In all of them, Ma was seen driving against the red light signals in his direction at a very high speed.

Investigations revealed that Ma received a call from Ms Wu Wei Wei, a student at Eastern Asia Institute of Management on that fatal night.

Ma told her that he was outside practising his driving and would pick her up from Clarke Quay and send her home.

According to investigations, there were no mechanical defects found on the vehicle that could have caused the accident.

The transmission control model of the Ferrari was also found to be set in "Race" position.

The court heard that Ma, along with Ms Wu, were both wearing seat belts.

A toxicology report also revealed that chlorpheniramine, a medication used to treat allergy or flu, was detected in Ma's urine sample.

However, it is inconclusive if it had any bearing on the cause of the crash.

Meanwhile, an autopsy report has certified that the cause of death for Ms Ito and Mr Cheng were multiple injuries.

Mr Cheng's family, who turned up in court on Wednesday, were visibly upset while watching the footage.

Their lawyer, Mr Liew Yik Wee, later told the media the footage showed "a lot of clarity" and the Cheng family was "anxious to know the truth."

Mr Liew added that the family had also filed claims with insurance company AXA Singapore.

The case will continue on Friday.

- CNA/ck

 

[Darth Sidious]

Ferrari case: Family and insurer reached a settlement

Published on Jan 25, 2013

File photo of police officers at the scene of the accident of a crash involving a red Ferrari, a taxi and a motorcycle at the junction of Rochor Road and Victoria Road near Bugis Junction on May 12, 2012, which has left three people dead. The insurers and the estate of the Ferrari driver involved in the crash that killed a taxi driver and his passenger and injured two others, have reached a settlement. -- PHOTO: SHIN MIN

THE insurers and the estate of the Ferrari driver involved in the crash that killed a taxi driver and his passenger and injured two others, have reached a settlement.

In joint statement on Friday, AXA Insurance Singapore and the estate of the late Mr Ma Chi, 31, said they have agreed to settle, based on terms and conditions mutually agreed by both parties.

"Under the terms of the settlement agreement, in addition to settling all financial claims between the parties, all third party victims or their families will receive due compensation, which is not compromised in any way," said the statement, emailed to The Straits Times from law firm Drew & Napier, who is representing the family of Mr Ma.

"AXA Insurance Singapore will not look towards the estate of the late Ma Chi for any payment of compensation made to the third party victims or their families."

 

[lianbeng]

:oIo::oIo::oIo: ma chi and family:oIo::oIo::oIo:

lianbeng said: hang them all lah!

 

[CaptainNeeda]

Ferrari crash: Parents of victim seek $700k from driver's estate

Published on Sep 20, 2014 11:00 AM

The Ferrari being towed from the scene of the accident, which took place at the junction of Rochor Road and Victoria Street in May 2012. Mr Ma Chi, driver of the sports car, cabby Mr Cheng Teck Hock and his Japanese passenger Shigemi Ito died in the accident. -- PHOTO: WANBAO FILE

By Joyce Lim

Before 41-year-old Shigemi Ito was killed in the shocking Rochor Road crash two years ago, she promised her parents a new flat.

Now, the Japanese woman's elderly parents want the driver's estate to help make good on the gift. They are seeking more than $700,000 from the estate of Chinese national Ma Chi, who ran a red light in May 2012 while travelling at 178kmh in his $1.8 million Ferrari 599 GTO and smashed into a taxi.

The Singaporean cabby, Mr Cheng Teck Hock, 52, was killed along with his passenger, Ms Ito.

In January, a banker with DBS Bank, Mr Thio Tse Chong, launched proceedings in the High Court on behalf of Ms Ito's parents, Mr Machihiko Ito and Madam Kazue Ito.

The insurer of Mr Ma's Ferrari, AXA Insurance Singapore, represented by Mr K. Anparasan of KhattarWong law firm, is defending the claim on behalf of Mr Ma's estate.

The writ of summons included the ways Ms Ito, who was studying here to be an interior designer, had looked after her parents.

The couple, who live in Japan and are now in their 70s, used to visit her three to four times a year. Each time, she would give them $2,000 to support themselves with. She would also send a parcel of medical and health supplements worth around $450 to them in Japan around three to four times a year.

Before she was killed, she was planning to purchase a residential apartment in Japan for her parents. The new home was valued at approximately $850,000. She had already set aside around $400,000 for the purchase.

Other claims include travelling expenses incurred by Mr Thio and his brother when they went to Japan for Ms Ito's funeral.

When asked about Mr Thio's relationship with Ms Ito, his lawyer Adeline Wong of Legal Ink Law Corp said Mr Thio declined to comment.

AXA's spokesman saidthe insurer was in talks with the "family's representatives for a resolution that is fair and favourable".

The accident sparked an uproar in both Singapore and China, with the driver being accused as a "road rebel" and "speed demon".

A coroner's inquiry in 2012 concluded it would have been extremely difficult for Mr Ma, who died in the accident, to react to any road conditions, given the speed at which he was going.

The speed limit for the area where the crash took place is 60kmh. The crash also injured Mr Ma's female passenger Wu Weiwei, then 23, and passing motorcyclist Muhammad Najib Ghazali, then 26.

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Ferrari crash: Victim's parents settle with driver's insurer

Published on Feb 6, 2015 5:48 AM

The parents of the Japanese woman who was killed in a shocking car crash along Rochor Road in 2012 have reached a settlement with the insurer of Ferrari driver Ma Chi, who crashed his car into a taxi that Ms Ito was in. -- PHOTO: LIANHE WANBAO

By Joyce Lim

SINGAPORE - The elderly parents of the Japanese woman who was killed in a shocking car crash along Rochor Road in 2012 have reached a settlement with the insurer of the Ferrari driver.

However, the terms of the settlement are unknown as lawyers for both parties declined to disclose them, citing confidentiality reasons.

Ms Shigemi Ito's parents had sought to claim over $700,000 from the estate of Chinese national Ma Chi, who had crashed his Ferrari into a taxi that Ms Ito was in.

They wanted Mr Ma's estate to help make good on the gift of an $850,000 apartment that their daughter had promised them before she died.

While it is unclear if Ms Ito's parents got what they asked for, the Singaporean banker who launched court proceedings on their behalf told The Straits Times "Mr and Mrs Ito are loved and provided for in as much a way that their daughter would have wanted if she was here with us".

Mr Thio Tse Chong initiated proceedings in the High Court in January last year on behalf of Mr Machihiko Ito and Ms Kazue Ito, who are in their 70s and live in Japan. He had declined to comment on his relationship with Ms Ito. The writ of summons filed included the ways Ms Ito had looked after her parents, as well as claims on travel expenses incurred by Mr Thio and his brother when they went to Japan for her funeral.

Ms Ito, 41, who was studying here to be an interior designer, gave her parents $2,000 on each of the three to four yearly visits they made to Singapore. She also sent them a parcel of medical and health supplements worth about $450 three to four times a year. Before she died, she had already set aside about $400,000 to buy an apartment in Japan valued at about $850,000 for her parents.

Mr Ma was killed in the May 2012 accident after he ran a red light at a speed of 178kmh in his $1.8 million Ferrari 599 GTO and smashed into a taxi. The crash also killed Singaporean cabby Cheng Teck Hock, 52, and his passenger.

Mr Thio's case is one of the latest disputes to be settled amicably under the auspices of the Singapore Mediation Centre, said lawyers who acted for both parties. Mr K. Anparasan of KhattarWong law firm acted for AXA Insurance Singapore, which insured Mr Ma's Ferrari and was defending the claim on behalf of his estate, while Mr Thio was represented by Ms Adeline Chong of Legal Ink Law Corp.

Last year, 337 cases were resolved through mediation, the highest number since the inception of the Singapore Mediation Centre in 1997.

It is estimated that a substantial sum in legal costs - up to $100,000 - had been saved in the out-of-court settlement of Mr Thio's case, which had been scheduled for a three-day trial last week.

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