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Straits Times
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- Straits Times
Jail for drink-driving cop in hit-and-run accident, victim suffered multiple fractures
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox Bernard Tan Bee Sen was sentenced to a year and two months' jail, and a fine of $6,000. SINGAPORE – A police assistant superintendent, with a history of traffic offences including careless driving and speeding, drove a car after consuming alcohol in 2023 and it struck a motorcyclist. Instead of stopping to help the woman who suffered multiple fractures, Bernard Tan Bee Sen, 53, drove away but was caught in his home after Traffic Police (TP) officers tracked him down. A test on a breath analysing device at the TP headquarters showed he had 78 micrograms (mcg) of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, more than double the prescribed limit of 35 mcg of alcohol. On Aug 15, Tan, who has since been suspended from work, was sentenced to a year and two months' jail, and a fine of $6,000. He was also disqualified from holding or obtaining all classes of driving licences for a period of seven years from his release date. He had pleaded guilty to one count each of drink-driving, causing grievous hurt to the motorcyclist while driving without due care and attention, and failing to help her after the accident. Deputy Public Prosecutor Darren Ang told the court that between 1999 and 2012, Tan committed multiple traffic offences and paid composition sums for them. Top stories Swipe. Select. Stay informed. Singapore Ong Beng Seng fined $30k for abetting former minister Iswaran in obstructing course of justice Life How do household bomb shelters in Singapore really work? Singapore Sengkang-Punggol LRT line resumes full service 4 hours after power fault halts trains Asia Johor authorities seize four Singapore-registered vehicles over illegal e-hailing Singapore Owners call for stronger management rules in ageing condos, but seek to avoid being overburdened Asia Japan's PM Ishiba mentions wartime 'regret', toeing right-wing line On Aug 18, 2023 – the day of his latest offence – Tan consumed alcohol at a pub in Upper Paya Lebar Road between 7pm and 11pm before he drove home. He was driving along Bartley Road East towards Tampines Avenue 10 shortly before 11.50pm, when he lost control of the vehicle , which veered to the left and struck a concrete barrier. The car then swerved to the right and struck a motorcycle. The 28-year-old rider was flung off, and Tan drove away. A 29-year-old car driver saw the woman on the ground and Tan's car travelling about 50m ahead of the accident scene. The DPP said: 'The witness suspected that the car was involved in the accident. After ensuring that someone else was tending to the victim, the witness followed the car and took a picture of (it). 'The witness then returned to the accident scene and found a side mirror cover that matched the colour of the car. The witness subsequently made a police report.' The victim was conscious when an ambulance sent her to Changi General Hospital, where she was found with fractures to her left shoulder blade and multiple ribs. She was warded for 18 days and was later given 163 days of medical leave. The court heard that after the accident, TP officers went to Tan's home in the wee hours of Aug 19, 2023, and he failed a breathalyser test. He was brought to the TP headquarters for a second test, which showed his alcohol readings. On Aug 15, defence lawyer CK Teo told the court that Tan was remorseful. Mr Teo also said that his client intends to appeal against his sentence. Tan's bail has been set at $20,000.
Straits Times
6 days ago
- Straits Times
Over 118,000 speeding violations in first half of 2025; situation shows no signs of improvement: TP
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox To tackle the worrying trend, the Traffic Police will be activating the speed enforcement function in more red-light cameras. SINGAPORE - The number of speeding violations has surged 45.5 per cent in the first half of 2025 from the same period the previous year, with more than 118,000 offences recorded. In the first six months of 2024, there were more than 81,100 violations. The fastest offender caught in 2025 had been hurtling down the AYE at 178kmh, more than double the road's speed limit of 80kmh. To tackle this worrying trend, the Traffic Police (TP) will be activating the speed enforcement function in more red-light cameras. The function has been progressively activated islandwide since April 2024, and these cameras have detected more than 42,400 speeding violations. Despite the measures, the first half of 2025 has shown no signs of improvement, said TP. In 2024, Singapore saw the highest number of speeding violations in a decade . Top stories Swipe. Select. Stay informed. Singapore Four men arrested in Bukit Timah believed to be linked to housebreaking syndicates Singapore Criminal trial of Hyflux founder Olivia Lum and five others starts Aug 11 Singapore Profile of Kpod user has shifted from hardcore drug users to young people: Experts Tech Former data analyst creates AI tutor that assesses students based on Singapore schools' criteria Opinion I used to be impatient. Then I became a granddad Singapore Minor Issues: Parents, is it worth dying for a pay cheque? Life 'Best birthday gift': Actress Michelle Chia marries 41-year-old boyfriend before 50th birthday It was previously reported to be more than 191,900 violations, but the figure has since been updated by the authorities to be more than 201,300. This was a 72.9 per cent increase from the over 116,400 speeding violations in 2023. Heavier penalties for speeding will kick in from January 2026, with more demerit points and higher fines for such offences. Superintendent Lian Weixiong, head of TP's Research, Planning and Organisational Development Branch, said action must be taken to save lives. Speaking on Aug 7 at the PSA Pasir Panjang Terminal, where TP conducted a road safety talk, he said: 'Traffic Police will pull out all the stops to put an end to this. We'll continue to intensify our enforcement operations and outreach programmes. 'We must act now to prevent more lives from being put at risk on our roads.' In 2024, there were 46 speeding-related fatal accidents, up from 32 in 2023. There have been some horrific fatal accidents reported in the past few years. On Oct 29, 2022, Koh Chew Wa, then 35, was speeding in his Mercedes-Benz along Church Street when he crashed into a jaywalking pedestrian and flung him into the air. The car was going at up to 97kmh at the time, even though the speed limit there was 50kmh. Koh did not help and instead fled the scene. He later sent his car for repairs to get rid of the evidence. The victim, a 26-year-old pharmacist, died in hospital. The prosecution had called out Koh's cowardly and deplorable behaviour, and the court jailed him for a year in 2024. On Dec 23, 2021, Jeremiah Ng En You, then 32, was drunk when he sped along Tampines Avenue 1 and ploughed into several vehicles. The chain collision killed a Gojek driver and injured six others. The court said Ng had treated the roads like a racetrack, driving at up to 169kmh even though the speed limit there is 60kmh. He was jailed for seven years in 2023. Supt Lian also urged heavy vehicle companies to install speed limiters early ahead of the deadline in 2026 and 2027. The speed limiter regime, first announced by TP in 2023, requires all lorries with a maximum laden weight (MLW) of between 3,501kg and 12,000kg to be fitted with a speed limiter. The device caps the speed of such vehicles at 60kmh. Goods vehicles with an MLW of over 12,000kg are already fitted with such devices. From 2026, all newly imported lorries with an MLW over 3,500kg must be equipped with the device. Existing lorries registered before 2018 must also have the limiter. Those registered in or after 2018 have up to 2027 to install the device. Since installations began in 2024, take-up rates have been poor. As at June 2025, only about 230 of the 2,600 heavy vehicles required to have the device installed by January 2026 had done so. This was a take-up rate of around 9 per cent, or fewer than one in 10. TP said this has since gone up to around 34 per cent, or one in three. Lorries fitted with the device have recorded almost zero speeding violations in the first half of 2025. In comparison, there were 641 violations recorded for lorries without the device in the same period. This is a 13.5 per cent increase compared with the 565 violations for the first six months of 2024. TP has been working with industry partners like PSA Singapore and has given road safety talks to 8,000 road users so far, including more than 2,400 heavy vehicle drivers. Supt Lian said: 'We urge companies to install speed limiters early, and every road user needs to exercise greater responsibility.'
