After drinking four glasses of red wine at dinner, a driver rammed into another driver whose car had broken down along Ophir Road, killing him. Ang Hiap Boon, 51, whose breath alcohol content was more than double the legal limit at the time of the accident in October 2020,...
The victim, Mr Syed Kaleemullah Syed Erufanulla, 56, was outside his car, which had its tail lights on. He was walking from the rear towards the driver’s side of the car when Ang crashed into him.
Footage of the accident from Ang’s in-car camera that was played in court showed that he did not slow down before he rammed at high speed into the victim and his car. Ang is considered a serious repeat offender, and his case is believed to be the first case of its kind since traffic laws were enhanced in 2019.
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