A repeat drink driver received over four months' imprisonment after being caught behind the wheel while intoxicated just a year after his previous conviction. Clement Tiang Chan Lih, a 62-year-old taxi driver, was sentenced on July 15, 2026, to four months and eight weeks in prison and fined $19,000 for his latest offense. He was also banned from holding or obtaining any driving license for 6½ years from the date of his release. The incident occurred on July 29, 2023, when Tiang drove with the headlights off along Keppel Road shortly after midnight and collided with a taxi, causing injuries to its driver. Tiang had previously been fined $2,500 and disqualified from driving for two years after being convicted of drink driving on July 15, 2022. His disqualification ended on July 14, 2024, yet he resumed driving despite knowing the legal consequences. On the night of the collision, Tiang's breath tested at 63 micrograms of alcohol per 100 milliliters of breath, far exceeding the legal limit of 35 micrograms. The incident resulted in damage to both the taxi and a nearby crash barrier, costing the Land Transport Authority approximately $26,200 in repairs. Deputy Public Prosecutor Intan Suhaily Abu Bakar described Tiang as a "serious repeat offender," emphasizing his awareness of the legal repercussions from his prior conviction. She noted that Tiang had already made restitution of $13,300 to the transport company ComfortDelGro for the damage to the taxi. Additionally, he began making installment payments toward the repair costs of the crash barrier. Tiang's defense lawyers, Anil Singh Sandhu and Nurhan Sufi from Kertar & Sandhu, requested a sentence of four months and eight weeks in prison and a fine of $19,000. They highlighted that Tiang had not committed any further offenses since the accident and had fully compensated the injured taxi driver for his medical and personal expenses. The court accepted these arguments and imposed the requested sentence. In a separate incident, Kumaran Raman, 44, was charged with drink driving and related offenses on July 16, 2026. Raman allegedly drove while intoxicated on May 7, 2025, colliding with a stationary police car on Buyong Road near Orchard Road. His blood alcohol level was measured at 56 micrograms per 100 milliliters of breath, surpassing the legal limit. He faces charges for causing the car to remain at rest at a junction and driving without due care and attention. His case is scheduled to be mentioned again on August 11. Recent statistics show an increase in the number of people injured in road accidents, rising from 9,342 in 2024 to 9,955 in 2025. However, the number of arrests for drink driving decreased slightly, from 1,788 in 2024 to 1,716 in 2025. Despite this decline, the number of fatalities from drink-driving-related accidents remained consistent at 12 per year. Singapore's road safety situation worsened significantly in 2025, with traffic deaths reaching a 10-year high of 149, compared to 141 in 2016. Legislation proposed on July 7 aims to address the issue of drink driving by lowering the alcohol limit for drivers by more than half. This measure seeks to reduce the incidence of drunk driving and improve road safety. As these cases illustrate, the enforcement of existing laws and the implementation of stricter regulations remain critical in combating the persistent problem of drink driving on Singapore's roads.
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Ocena pristranskosti (Sredina): Članek predstavlja uravnotežen opis sodnih postopkov in ne zavzema jasnega ideološkega stališča.
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