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CNA
6 hours ago
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- CNA
Jail for man who punched taxi driver for overtaking him
SINGAPORE: Angry after a taxi driver overtook him, a man alighted from his car to confront the driver at a traffic junction. During the argument, Silas Yu Ming'En reached through the 66-year-old taxi driver's window to unbuckle his seatbelt, tried to force open the door, and threw punches at him. The 41-year-old Singaporean was jailed for five days on Thursday (Jun 5). He was also fined S$2,500 (US$1,900) for another incident in which he got into a dispute with a man who told him not to be rude. He pleaded guilty to two counts of voluntarily causing hurt, with one count of using threatening behaviour taken into consideration for his sentencing. On Apr 9, 2024, the taxi driver was driving along Choa Chu Kang North 5 when he came to a stop behind Yu at a traffic junction. After the traffic light turned green, the taxi driver overtook Yu as he found Yu to be slow. When the cars came to another halt, this time at the traffic junction of Choa Chu Kang North 5 and Choa Chu Kang Street 53, Yu alighted from his car to approach the taxi driver. The taxi driver lowered his window after Yu knocked on it, and a heated verbal argument ensued. He then demanded that the taxi driver get out of his vehicle. When the latter refused, Yu tried to force open the door. Yu then reached through the open window in an attempt to unfasten the victim's seat belt, and threw punches at the victim, who bled from his right arm as a result. The victim was examined at a polyclinic later that day and was found to have a superficial abrasion on his right arm. SECOND INCIDENT Separately, on Dec 29, 2024, Yu was at a food court in Bukit Panjang Plaza when he brushed past a 30-year-old man while saying "excuse me". Perceiving his behaviour to be rude and inappropriate, the victim tapped Yu on the shoulder and said: "Can you don't be so rude?' He then left. But Yu confronted the victim and pushed him twice on the chest, causing the victim to hit his lower back against a pillar. Although the man tried to put some distance between Yu and himself, Yu continued to pursue him. The victim pushed Yu back before members of the public intervened. The victim sustained a bruise on his lower back from the incident. Yu offered to pay restitution to both victims, but the taxi driver was unable to quantify his medical expenses. Meanwhile, Yu compensated the other victim about S$160. Reading from a letter in court, Yu, who did not have a lawyer, apologised for his behaviour and said he took full responsibility. "I deeply regret any harm caused," Yu said, adding that he would learn from the experience and would not repeat such behaviour.
CNA
26-05-2025
- CNA
Elderly pedestrian killed in accident in Choa Chu Kang, minibus driver arrested
SINGAPORE: An 84-year-old pedestrian was killed in an accident in Choa Chu Kang on Monday (May 26) morning. In response to a query from CNA, the police said that they were alerted at about 6.15am to an accident involving a minibus and a pedestrian at the junction of Choa Chu Kang Avenue 1 and Choa Chu Kang Central. The pedestrian, an 84-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene. "A 53-year-old male minibus driver was arrested for careless driving causing death," said the police, adding that investigations were ongoing. In a video of the accident's aftermath posted on Facebook, a blue police tent is seen behind a minibus in the middle of a four-lane road. Multiple police vehicles are also present at the scene in the footage.
Independent Singapore
21-05-2025
- Independent Singapore
'They seemed to be dizzy and couldn't even speak clearly' — Private-hire driver alerts police after teens openly vape in his car
Photo: YouTube screengrab / vape SINGAPORE: A 51-year-old private-hire driver alerted the police after two teenage passengers began openly vaping in his vehicle. The driver, Mr Guo, shared his account with Shin Min Daily News, explaining that he picked up the two youths around 9 a.m. on May 18. Their destination was a public housing flat in Choa Chu Kang. 'After they got into the car, they started smoking e-cigarettes,' said Mr Guo. 'I felt something was wrong at the time.' Concerned by the situation, Mr Guo admitted to listening in on their conversation, during which he overheard them discussing plans to pick up Kpods—a type of vape liquid that is often illicitly laced with etomidate, a sedative drug typically used in non-surgical medical procedures. The misuse of Kpods has become an increasing concern in Singapore, particularly among youths. 'This made me very worried,' he told the Chinese daily, 'They seemed to be dizzy from smoking the e-cigarettes and couldn't even speak clearly, so I thought I should report the situation to the authorities.' Initially planning to drive straight to a police station, Mr Guo instead spotted Traffic Police officers on the Bukit Timah Expressway and decided to approach them directly. 'I got out of the car and told the police what had happened,' he recalled, 'Other police officers and ambulances arrived at the scene.' 'I've seen a lot of reports about young people smoking e-cigarettes recently, which I find very worrying,' he added, 'I hope the authorities can enforce the law more strictly to prevent similar incidents from happening.' Under Singapore law, the possession, purchase, and use of e-cigarettes and related vaping products is illegal. Investigations are ongoing.
