SG Road Vigilante

5jun2026 1158hrs
junction of eu tong sen & upper cross street

accident btw motorcyclist & pedestrian

2 days ago | [YT] | 34

SG Road Vigilante

22may2026

Adam Hashim 42 sentenced to four weeks’ jail and fined $12,000 after pleading guilty to drink driving and driving without due care and attention.

he is also disqualified from driving for 60 months

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A man with a chequered driving record was hauled to court on May 22 for hitting a kerb while drink-driving along Upper Bukit Timah Road.Adam Hashim, 42, was sentenced to four weeks’ jail and fined $12,000 after pleading guilty to drink driving and driving without due care and attention.

He will also be disqualified from driving for 60 months from the date of his release.

The court heard that he had past convictions of drink driving, driving while under disqualification, and driving without due care or reasonable consideration in 2008 and 2010.

For his current offence, the police prosecutor said Adam was at Chijmes with his clients on the night of July 9, 2025, where he drank around two pints of beer.

He stopped drinking after midnight.At around 2.30am on July 10, 2025,

Adam was driving from Chijmes to his office at Woodlands when he failed to keep a proper control of his car at Upper Bukit Timah Road and veered to right, hitting a kerb.

A Traffic Police (TP) officer who was dispatched to the scene noticed that Adam reeked of alcohol.

It was not stated in court documents how TP was alerted to the accident.Adam was arrested after failing a breathalyser test.

He was later found to have 45 micrograms (mcg) of alcohol in every 100ml of breath, more than the prescribed limit of 35mcg of alcohol in 100ml of breath.

The police prosecutor said Adam had a poor driving antecedents and was liable for enhanced punishment

In mitigation, defence lawyer Eric Liew of Advox Law said no property was damaged and no injuries were sustained by anyone in the accident.

Mr Liew said his client was in his twenties when he was convicted for his previous traffic offences and has since matured.“He is now in his forties.

The long passage of time is significant. It demonstrates that the accused is not a habitual drink driver, nor is this a case of persistent or repeated disregard for road safety,” added the lawyer

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2 weeks ago | [YT] | 24

SG Road Vigilante

14oct2024
56 years old bus captain charge with careless driving after hitting pedestrian at the discretionary left turn junction bte ang mo kio ave 1 & 3

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In 2022, a 61-year-old woman, who was crossing a road in Ang Mo Kio, was knocked over by a bus making a left turn.

She was then dragged for around 82m before being run over by two cars.

She died at the scene.
The 56-year-old bus captain, who did not realise he had hit someone until a day later, was charged with one count of careless driving.
He pleaded not guilty and claimed trial.

The accident occurred at about 10:26pm on Jun. 20, 2022, Shin Min Daily News reported.

Investigations revealed that Liu (transliteration) was driving a Tower Transit bus on lane three along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 towards Boundary Road prior to the accident.

When the bus reached a junction between Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 and 3, Liu decelerated along the stop line when the traffic light turned red.
At the time, the pedestrian crossing light was also red and the deceased was waiting on the sidewalk.

Not long after, both the traffic and pedestrian crossing lights turned green.


The bus started off and Liu began making a left turn.
At the same time, the woman also started to make her way across the road.

As Liu did not notice the woman, she was knocked down by the bus as he made the turn.
She was dragged around 82.2m until the junction between Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 and Street 21, where she was dislodged from the undercarriage of the bus.

She was then run over by two cars.

When the police arrived, they found the elderly woman in the middle of the road.
The vehicles involved were no longer at the scene.

The woman was declared dead at scene at 10:40pm.

Court documents showed that Liu admitted that the woman's death was caused by the collision with the bus he was driving, and not the subsequent collisions with the car and taxi, Shin Min reported.

The drivers of the car and taxi, a 61-year-old and 71-year-old, shared that they were not able to tell from the remains of the woman that it belonged to a person.

This was after she was knocked over and dragged by the bus.

They also could not react or brake in time

During the trial on Oct. 14, the prosecution accused Liu of not stopping the bus prior to making the left turn.

They relied on footage from the Land Transport Authority's surveillance cameras, on-board bus cameras and dashboard camera footage from cars in the area to make their case, Shin Min reported.

They also suggested that if Liu had turned to check or shifted his body position, the accident could have been avoided.
However, he failed to do so.

The trial continued on Oct. 16, and Liu was called to testify on the stand.

He emphasised that he had followed procedure and checked his blindspots but did not notice anyone there.

He claimed that after the accident, he neither sensed that something was off nor did he notice that he had knocked someone over.
When he was informed of the accident by his company at around 1am to 2am, he hopped into a cab and rushed to the depot to assist with investigations.

Speaking about traffic conditions at the junction, Liu shared that he was waiting at the red light for one to two minutes and had signalled his intention to turn left.

"I leaned forward and looked to my left in order to observe my A-pillar blind spot. I then sat upright and looked at my left rear-view mirror before turning again to look backward," Liu recounted
"All these were to observe the traffic condition to the left of the bus. I only proceeded with the turn when I saw that there were no pedestrians," he added.

The prosecution again questioned if he had breached any protocols or traffic rules, to which Liu insisted that he had followed all protocols and procedures to a tee.

According to Shin Min, Liu also shared that when he took over the bus prior to the start of his shift, he did not detect any irregularities after conducting checks.

When the accident happened, sensors that were meant to detect pedestrians did not go off and none of the passengers aboard the bus alerted him about it.

Liu added that the bus had backup sensors, which also failed to go off prior to the accident.

He was asked by lawyers to describe the situation inside the bus at the time, to which he replied: "There were around 10 passengers on board. About six air-conditioner vents were directed at me. The hum of the air-conditioners and chatter from the passengers were loud."
He reiterated that none of the passengers went up to stop him after the accident occurred.
The trial is set to continue.

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SG Road Vigilante

29aug2025

Natarajan Mohanraj sentenced to two years and a month in jail, and a fine of $2,000. lifetime driving ban for including causing another person’s death while driving a vehicle without due care.

https://youtu.be/dLHXGegORas

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A construction worker with a history of careless driving was sent a notice from the Traffic Police in June 2023 ordering him to surrender his driving licence before July 25 that year.

On July 7, about two weeks before the deadline, Natarajan Mohanraj was driving a lorry when he looked at his mobile phone and the vehicle struck a car.

The driver of the car, Emeritus Professor Tan Yock Lin, 70, a senior National University of Singapore law professor, was taken to hospital and died later that
day.

Despite this, Natarajan, 28, continued to drive another lorry on two separate occasions in 2024 after his licence was revoked.

The Indian national was sentenced to two years and a month in jail, and a fine of $2,000 on Aug 29, 2025.
He had pleaded guilty to several charges, including causing another person’s death while driving a vehicle without due care.

He was also prohibited from driving any motor vehicle in Singapore for life.

On July 7, 2023, Natarajan was driving a lorry along Upper Thomson Road when he looked at his mobile phone that was placed in a holder on the front windscreen and failed to notice that the vehicle was veering right towards a centre divider.

“The lorry mounted the kerb of the centre divider, smashed through the green metal railings, and uprooted two trees before emerging onto the opposite of the road, directly against the flow of oncoming traffic and in its path,” said Deputy Public Prosecutor Sunil Nair.

The lorry struck Prof Tan’s car, causing the car to spin and hit the front of a nearby van, which veered to the left.

The van then hit the side of a bus, the court heard.
Prof Tan, who suffered fractures to his skull, was trapped inside his severely damaged car and Singapore Civil Defence Force officers took about an hour to get him out.

He was taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, and died of multiple injuries shortly before noon that day.

The driver of the van, a 28-year-old man, suffered injuries including fractured ribs.

The road was closed for almost three hours to get Prof Tan out of the car, remove the damaged vehicles and clear the debris, DPP Nair said.

Court documents revealed that Natarajan re-offended after this fatal accident and continued driving on two separate occasions in 2024 even though his licence had already been revoked by then.

On the first occasion on Jan 3, 2024, he drove another man’s lorry with the latter’s permission and a traffic police officer later stopped him as he was not wearing a seatbelt.

Without the owner’s permission, Natarajan drove the same lorry in May that year before a traffic police officer stopped him.

On Aug 29, defence lawyer Sarbrinder Singh from Sanders Law urged the court to sentence his client to 16 months’ jail and a fine of $2,000.

Stressing that Natarajan was driving within the speed limit before the 2023 fatal crash, Mr Singh added:
“While extremely unfortunate, the accident was the result of a momentary lapse of judgment and there is no evidence that the accused had been driving in a careless manner for a prolonged period of time.”

The lawyer also said that his client, who has since lost his job, is remorseful and had fully cooperated with the authorities in their investigation

9 months ago | [YT] | 29

SG Road Vigilante

16jul2025

wife allowed husband to drive without licence .
he ran over and killed 2 years old daughter.
he been convicted before of driving without a licence.
he was also on warrant of arrest for unlicensed moneylending when the accident happened

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While driving a delivery van, a man ran over his wife and a stroller carrying their two-year-old daughter, who later died in hospital.

At the time of the accident, the 36-year-old man did not have a driving licence and was on the run for a previous unlicensed moneylending offence.

The accident occurred on March 13, 2023, at the carpark of Block 326 Woodlands Street 32, and his daughter died the same day.

On July 16, the man was sentenced to 12 weeks’ jail and disqualified from driving for three years after pleading guilty to two charges of driving without a valid licence and driving without motor insurance.

Two other charges of driving without due care and attention were taken into consideration for his sentencing.

The man cannot be named as the identities of his other children are protected under the Children and Young Persons Act.

The court heard that the man was sentenced in December 2021 to a year’s jail and three strokes of the cane for an unlicensed moneylending offence.

He was supposed to start serving his sentence in January 2022 but did not surrender himself on the scheduled date.

A warrant was issued for his arrest, but he remained on the run till the day of the accident.

That day, his wife was driving a rented delivery van to the Woodlands Street 32 area to deliver parcels. The man, their son and daughter were with her.

After the couple delivered some parcels, the man asked to drive the van to several other blocks to clear the remaining deliveries quickly so the family could have lunch.

His wife knew he did not have a valid driving licence but allowed him to drive. She walked to a block to deliver parcels while pushing their daughter in a stroller. Their son was with the man in the van.

Footage played in court shows the van making a turn in the carpark as the man’s wife was pushing the stroller by the roadside. The crash happened off-camera.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Ng Jun Chong said the van, which was not driven at a safe distance from the wife, toppled the stroller and ran over the daughter and the wife’s right foot.

Seeing their daughter motionless on the road, his wife screamed. The man immediately braked and reversed the van.

The man alighted and ran towards his wife, who was cradling the girl and crying hysterically. He took the girl from his wife’s arms and tried to wake her but to no avail.

He then walked around aimlessly while carrying the toddler, mumbling: “Papa sorry.”

Some passers-by called for an ambulance, which took the wife and daughter to hospital.

The girl suffered a bruise on her forehead and was bleeding profusely from her nose and mouth. She died in hospital at about 3.30pm that day.

The man was arrested and started serving his sentence the next day for his previous offence.

DPP Ng told the court the man had been fined $1,500 in August 2021 for driving without a licence.

He said: “The consequences which arose from the accused’s driving was grave as well as tragic.

“An accident occurred, and the accused caused the death of his own daughter, as well as untold grief to both his wife and himself.”

The man, who did not have a lawyer, took issue in court with the timeline of investigations as he was charged two years after the accident.

District Judge Shawn Ho found there was no inordinate delay by the police or prosecution as time was needed to obtain various documents, such as medical reports.

The judge pointed out that the man had absconded for his previous offence and thereafter had to serve his jail sentence, which also took time.

The man said in mitigation that he and his wife were remorseful and still grieving the loss of their daughter.

He said: “As a human, (how) do I feel if I cannot bury my own daughter when I’m inside (prison)?”

He said he is the family’s sole breadwinner as his wife has not been in the right state of mind to work after the accident.

“It’s our own daughter, not an outsider or a passer-by... It’s hard for us to move on,” he said.

The couple have since had another baby, a six-month-old boy, who was in court with the wife, elder son and other family members.

He continued requesting a lighter sentence after the jail term was handed down, but Judge Ho said he had already considered his mitigation plea seriously.

The man accepted his sentence and kissed his sons goodbye before he was taken away.

For driving without a licence as a repeat offender, he could have been jailed for up to six years or fined up to S$20,000, or both.
Court records show that his wife has a criminal case under the Road Traffic Act pending.

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10 months ago | [YT] | 48

SG Road Vigilante

14jul2025

malaysian Chuah Kah Ting 23 jailed 17 months for 3 offenses & disqualified from driving for five years.

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While driving an intoxicated friend home in June 2024, Chuah Kah Ting felt sleepy, and crashed into a van and a car, injuring two people.

When the authorities searched Chuah’s car, they discovered evidence for a second crime.
It turned out that Chuah was involved in an organised crime group that had defrauded telcos of about $289,000.

On July 14, Chuah, 23, was sentenced to 17 months’ jail after he pleaded guilty to three offences, with six other charges taken into consideration for sentencing.
He was also disqualified from driving for five years.

The Malaysian admitted to one count of driving without reasonable consideration for other persons using the road, one count of acting as a member of a locally linked organised criminal group, and another charge of facilitating the group’s retention of benefits from criminal conduct.

The accident happened on June 11, 2024, at about 6am at a traffic junction of Yishun Avenue 6 and Yishun Avenue 1.

About two hours before, Chuah drank two to three cups of beer at a club in Orchard with his friend Benjamin Yong Dun Zheng, 29. Seeing that Yong was tired, Chuah decided to drive him home in his own car.

On the way, Chuah also felt sleepy and his eyes began to close. He ran a red light at the junction, and crashed into a van and a car, which were both turning right.

The collision caused the van to flip and land on its left side, its windscreen ripped off. The car had cracks and scratches on its rear.

The van’s driver, 60, and female passenger, 58, were sent to hospital.
Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Intan Suhaily Abu Bakar said Chuah caused grievous hurt to both individuals.

The van passenger sustained a brain injury and bruises on her body. She was discharged four days later and given 34 days’ hospitalisation leave.
However, she is not expected to have any difficulties in the long run from the injury, DPP Intan said.

Initial hospital scans showed the van driver’s shoulder was fine, but he subsequently dislocated it while attempting to flex it forward during a doctor’s review. He had to undergo surgery.

Court documents did not state if the car driver was injured.

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SG Road Vigilante

10jun2025

$450 a day
$3150 a week
$13500 a month

31 jobs a day
217 jobs a week
868 jobs a month

time to regulate the amt of workings hrs phv drivers
while they work themselves to the ground
while putting their health & fellow road users at risk

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The death of 49-year-old private-hire driver Gavin Neo from a stroke in May was a “wake-up call” for those in the industry looking to cash in on working long hours, some drivers say.
Friends said Mr Neo often spent up to 15 hours behind the wheel to provide for his teenage son and daughter.

Private-hire drivers CNA spoke to said that while they have the freedom to choose the number of hours they work, incentive structures set up by ride-hailing platforms - offering cash bonuses for completing more trips - can push them beyond their limits, and should be reviewed.

Others said however that it was also up to the individual to know their physical limits and not blindly chase after cash rewards.

Working long hours for more incentives was precisely what Mr Lincoln Khoo did when he joined ride-hailing platform Grab in January last year.
“For me it was very simple, the motivation to drive long hours is only one thing: Money, income,” said the 40-year-old, who drives part-time and does emceeing and hosting gigs as well.
“The more you drive, you will earn much more."

Under a newcomer incentive at that time, he could get up to S$3,000 (US$2,300) in cash bonuses if he completed at least 200 trips for the first four weeks.
The current newcomer incentive on Grab’s website shows that to get the highest possible cash incentives, drivers have to complete 200 trips per week for four weeks. There are lower incentives for completing 125 rides per week.

What does 800 trips a month look like? Mr Khoo laid out his schedule:
A daily 18 hours of driving from Monday to Friday, followed by 26 hours of driving from Saturday afternoon to Sunday -over four weeks.

He said he slept in during all the hours he was not on the road, and took short coffee breaks and washed his face in between drives to keep awake
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For racking up a total of 845 trips in his first four weeks, he earned S$15,000 - S$12,000 from rides and S$3,000 in cash bonuses.

Taking into account expenditures on fuel and rental, he took home about S$10,000 that month.
Was it worth it? Mr Khoo described himself as “the kind of person where if you give me a challenge, I want to fulfil the challenge”.
But he acknowledged it was not a sustainable routine.
After that initial burst out of the blocks, Mr Khoo “took it easy” and drove shorter hours, taking home S$3,000 the next month.
“If you do it continuously for six months, you’ll start to feel the effects.”

Ms Carmen Ortega has been a Grab driver for 10 years, and on some weekends drives up to 15 hours a day.
The 38-year-old told CNA she has high cholesterol levels, which she believes to be due to her regular consumption of coffee to stay awake during shifts.
She also has chronic pains on her back and neck, from a combination of car accidents and having to carry heavy luggage for passengers.

But Ms Ortega slogs on to earn a living for herself and her ageing parents.

“There is a kind of pressure I give myself … When you are self-employed, every hour you work, you will confirm get paid," she said.
"If I don’t go and work now and go and play, I’ll lose out on this money.

“It’s an internal pressure, that if I take a break to do something else, I will feel guilty,” she added.
But Mr Neo's untimely death, on top of similar incidents over the years, has served as a “wake-up call” to her.

“I have two elderly parents and I am the only child, if anything happens to me it’s my parents (who suffer), not me,” said Ms Ortega.

She has been vocal about private-hire driver issues on her Instagram page @confessionsofagrabdriver, and posted about Mr Neo’s death and his family's situation, calling for donations.

Also deeply affected by Mr Neo’s death was private-hire driver Ishwar Mahtani.

The 63-year-old has had a close shave before, having had a heart attack in 2010 while in his previous job as a business owner.

He held on to that experience when approaching the driving job he has now held for the past eight years.
For one, his working hours are strictly from 10am to 7pm, Monday to Friday, and weekends are off.
“To each his own, but if you have a family and children, then you need to prioritise your time,” he said.

“This case should make drivers take a step back and figure out if this is what they really want.
"Because I can make S$10,000 (a month), but if S$5,000 I give to a doctor, there’s no point right?”
Mr Ishwar still winds up utterly exhausted after a day of driving.

“When I go home, I always tell my family to leave me alone for at least one to two hours, because you are so tired,” he said.

But he makes sure to find time to exercise, doing an hour of brisk walking three times a week, as part of lessons learnt from his heart attack.
“(Previously) my lifestyle was sedentary, my lack of (healthy) diet and lack of exercise,” he said.

Driving long hours can endanger not just drivers.
Some passengers CNA spoke to have encountered private-hire drivers struggling to stay awake during their rides.

Product manager Eugene Tan recounted how earlier this year, his driver appeared to doze off and the car drifted out of its lane several times, on both a highway and a small road.

Alarmed, the 30-year-old took offered mints to the driver, who was “appreciative”.
Management professional Nina D’Costa had a similar experience and responded by immediately trying to engage the driver.

“I just made sure to talk to him and varied my volume so that it didn’t become monotonous, and in my head that meant keeping him awake,” she said.

Ms Ortega, the driver, said she prevents such situations by taking a break every three hours; Mr Ishwar said he takes 15 to 20-minute naps at a public car park if he feels sleepy.
“You can’t give your 100 per cent if you don’t just take the break that you need,” said Ms Ortega.

Drivers CNA spoke to said top incentives offered by ride-hailing platforms should be more achievable and not require them to put in an unhealthy and unsustainable amount of time on the roads.

Mr Ishwar said there was a period when he would sacrifice family time to drive a few extra hours for the cash bonuses.

“I’ve stopped doing that … I began thinking to myself, ‘I have a life besides driving’,” he said.
“Whose fault is it? On the one hand, if Grab wants more business, they’re going to ask their drivers to drive more, and throw in more incentives. But is this a win-win situation? I don’t think so.”

In the wake of Mr Neo’s death, Member of Parliament Yeo Wan Ling, who is adviser to the National Private Hire Vehicles Association (NPHVA) and National Taxi Association (NTA), said it was an “unfortunate reminder of the significant stresses that many platform workers face, including balancing their rentals and fares”.

In a Facebook post on Jun 3, she urged platform operators to take steps to improve the lives and livelihoods of platform workers by creating fair incentives.

“Avoid schemes that incentivise platform workers to work long hours to get rewards,” she said. “Allow reasonable rest duration for workers to avoid fatigue.”
Some drivers said the ride-hailing platforms were not entirely to blame.

“The drivers themselves should know how to discipline themselves and know what they want,” said Mr Khoo, the driver.

Mr Ishwar said Grab was trying to help drivers make as much as they can. "The drivers themselves have to decide their boundaries,” he added.

Responding to queries from CNA, Grab said it was in contact with Mr Neo's family to provide financial support and assist with insurance claims.

A spokesperson added that Grab was committed to supporting his children through its scholarship and bursary programme.

The firm's incentive programmes are within guidelines set by the tripartite Workplace Safety and Health Council, said the spokesperson.

And on average, the number of hours spent by its drivers who qualify for these programmes are also well within those guidelines, the spokesperson added.

The Council's guidelines encourage drivers, including taxi and private-hire ones, to limit their shifts to no more than 12 hours.

The Grab spokesperson said the company also monitors driver hours and sends in-app reminders encouraging them to take breaks "whenever anomalies are detected".

"We recognise the importance of balancing flexibility with safety initiatives, and we are committed to continue finding ways to encourage safe driving habits," the spokesperson added.
Ride-hailing platform Gojek told CNA its daily incentive system was designed to be “flexible and inclusive”, supporting both regular and occasional driving patterns.

According to Gojek’s website, drivers accumulate points based on the distance of each completed trip, and get daily cash payouts in return.

“This enables drivers to earn rewards on any day they choose to drive, with no lock-in or minimum commitment period,” said the spokesperson.
CNA has also reached out to ride-hailing platform TADA as well as the Transport Ministry for comment.

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11 months ago | [YT] | 58

SG Road Vigilante

15may2025
Johor Bahru Magistrates’ Court

27 years old civil servant Irshad Abdul Hameed , driver of the maserati pleaded not guilty

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A Singaporean man has pleaded not guilty to causing the death of a motorcyclist in a road accident involving a luxury Maserati on the Malaysia-Singapore Second Link Expressway (Linkedua).

The incident occurred on 9 May at around 6.40pm at kilometre 0.6 of the expressway.
The accused, identified as Irshad Abdul Hameed, 27, was charged in the Johor Bahru Magistrates’ Court on 15 May.
According to Malaysian media, Irshad, a civil servant based in Singapore, entered the plea before magistrate Nur Fatin Farid after the charge was read to him.

He faces one count under Section 41(1) of Malaysia’s Road Transport Act 1987 for causing death by reckless or dangerous driving.
If convicted, Irshad could face a prison term of up to 10 years, a fine of up to RM50,000, and a disqualification from holding or obtaining a driving licence for at least five years.

He is accused of driving dangerously and crashing his Maserati into a road barrier while making an illegal U-turn.

The crash allegedly resulted in the barrier being dislodged and left in the path of oncoming traffic.

A motorcyclist, A Vasanthraj, 32, was reportedly travelling from the opposite direction and could not avoid the barrier.

The motorcyclist struck the debris and was flung to the shoulder of the road, sustaining fatal injuries.

Iskandar Puteri police chief Kumarasan said Vasanthraj died at the scene from severe injuries to his head and left leg.

He confirmed that the Maserati had come to a stop at the roadside after colliding with the barrier.

Following the crash, videos shared on social media showed a group of motorcyclists confronting the vehicle.

The crowd was seen smashing the Maserati’s windows and windscreen with their helmets.
Malaysian police officers at the scene intervened and protected the vehicle’s occupants, escorting them to safety.

Irshad is represented by defence lawyers Baharudin Baharim and Zarina Ismail Tom.
The prosecution is led by deputy public prosecutor Amirah Tasnim Saleh.

The prosecution proposed a bail amount of RM20,000 with two local guarantors.

This came with additional conditions: the accused must report to the nearest police station once a month and surrender his passport to the court.

However, Baharudin requested a reasonable bail amount for his client, who is caring for a mother with cancer and has a younger brother still in school.

The defence lawyer also requested an exemption from surrendering his Singapore passport to the court, as the accused needs it to carry out his duties as a civil servant in the republic.

Zarina added that her client has no criminal record, is not a flight risk, and is willing to cooperate by reporting to a police station here every month.

The court then set bail for the accused at RM12,000 with two local sureties. In addition, the accused will have to report to the nearest police station here once a month and have his driving license suspended.

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1 year ago | [YT] | 106

SG Road Vigilante

20apr2025

on 14apr2025 at tuas checkpoint
lta, trafficpolice & nea stopped and checked 350 motorcyclists

152 (34%) stopped for offenses

out of the 152

30 (19%) without a valid driving licence and using a motor vehicle without insurance coverage

36 (23%) failed to display an proper licence plate


86 ((56%) for offences involving vehicular smoke and excessive noise emissions

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A total of 152 motorcyclists were caught at the Tuas Checkpoint on April 14 for offences ranging from driving without a licence to excessive vehicular noise emissions.

In a joint effort between the Traffic Police, National Environment Agency (NEA) and the Land Transport Authority (LTA), more than 350 motorcyclists were stopped for checks at Tuas Checkpoint that day.
Thirty individuals, aged between 21 and 50, were found driving without a valid driving licence and using a motor vehicle without insurance coverage, said the police in a statement on April 20.

The offence of driving without a valid licence carries a fine of up to $10,000, a jail term of up to three years, or both. Those found guilty of using a motor vehicle without insurance coverage face a fine of up to $1,000, or jail of up to three months, or both.
During the joint operation, NEA issued 86 summonses for offences involving vehicular smoke and excessive noise emissions, which are punishable by a fine of up to $2,000.
LTA issued 36 summonses for the offence of displaying an improper licence plate, an offence that carries a fine of up to $1,000, a jail term of up to three months, or both.

All motorists, including those driving and riding foreign-registered vehicles, must comply with Singapore’s traffic laws and vehicle regulations, said the police.
Non-compliant motorists may face penalties, and foreign-registered vehicles may be denied entry into Singapore, it added.

1 year ago | [YT] | 125

SG Road Vigilante

13apr2025

as singapore traffic police to add 19 polestar 2 ev into its fleet.
hope to see more traffic police presence on the road soon

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Nineteen electric vehicles (EVs) will soon hit Singapore's expressways for patrol duties from the second half of 2025, as part of the Traffic Police's (TP) move towards sustainability.
The Polestar 2 cars from the Swedish electric automaker of the same name will complement TP's existing fleet of patrol cars and will be rolled out progressively, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said on Sunday (Apr 13)

Polestar is a sub-brand under Chinese automotive giant Geely Holding.
According to media reports in November 2023, the winning bid in a public tender was around S$3.8 million (US$2.9 million) and this included a car maintenance programme for more than 10 years.
These are the first EVs in the SPF, the police told reporters on Thursday as the new car was presented. They are the first Home Team department to operationalise electric vehicles.
The Polestar 2 cars will be used primarily to patrol the expressways to tend to accidents, assist distressed drivers and take enforcement against errant motorists. But they can be deployed on other roads as well if the need arises.

The EVs are equipped with dual motors that deliver "responsive acceleration", assisting officers to respond timely to emergencies, the SPF said in a media fact sheet.

Its all-wheel drive system and regenerative braking - a system that allows EVs to recover energy lost as heat during braking - also allow for stable handling during various weather conditions.
According to the car maker's website, Polestar 2 models with dual motors typically reach up to 100kmh in under five seconds, and have a range of up to 596km based on a global driving cycle standard known as the Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure.
The EVs that will be used by TP have been modified to cater to police operational needs.
SPF said on Sunday that the cars will be operational in the second half of 2025 and progressively deployed in batches later in the year, once all the equipment is installed and officers have completed familiarisation training

Some new features include a centre partition between the front and back seats, where people in custody are held, and run-flat tyres that can operate up to a distance of 80km after punctures.

The patrol cars also come with advanced communication and surveillance systems, including automated number plate recognition technology and an in-vehicle recording system that can be livestreamed - similar to the SPF's new fast response car.
External message boards are also installed on top of the vehicles to allow officers to communicate warnings to road users.
Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sam Tai said the new cars mark a "significant milestone" in TP's operational capabilities and commitment to sustainability.
"Equipped with advanced technology features and green technology, these vehicles strengthen our ability to keep our road users safe while supporting a cleaner future," said ASP Tai, who is the deputy officer-in-charge of TP's special operations team.
Director of platform systems at the Home Team Science & Technology Agency (HTX), Tan Teck Chuan, said it was an "exciting journey" for the statutory board to leverage technology to enhance the Home Team’s operational efficiency and safety.

He added that the addition of electric cars marks the start of the Ministry of Home Affairs' "electrification effort" of its vehicles.

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