News out on 13 Oct 2017 on Straits Times, another fatal drunk driving accident.    29 Year old business man Raymond Chiang Zhi Hao , was jailed ofr 4 months and Fined $4,000.  On top of that a ban for driving for 8 years.  He pleaded guilty for causing the fatal accident due to his negligence and drink driving.

Court Hearing is Inevitable for Drink Driving

THE STORY

This fatal accident had caused the driver of a taxi to die after his taxi was rammed Mr Chiang,  the taxi was stationary at the point of accident.  The taxi, driven by Mr Sim Beng Guan, 59, had stopped in between the leftmost and centre lane of the three-lane Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) after a minor accident with a lorry at 2.26am on March 18 last year.  They were trying to reconcile the accident.  As Mr Sim waited outside his taxi, about 15 minutes later, Mr Chiang’s car rammed past and hit the rear right of the cab.  The taxi spun to its nearside and ended up on the road shoulder.

Although he was transferred to the Parkway East Hospital for Rehabilitation.  Mr Sim died on Nov 22 and was bed bound and unable to talk after the accident.