The penalties for one charge of dangerous driving at a speed of 83kmh to 92kmh came after Ng was sued by one of the surviving passengers and assigned 35 per cent liability for his role.READ: Surviving passenger in car crash that killed fellow NUS undergraduate sues cabby, driver over negligence
Ng, who was 21 at the time, was approaching from the other direction and going straight, with the right of way, court documents said. Kathy Ong was described by her friends as someone who loved life and who made deep connections with those around her. Mr Ting, who was seated in the back of the cab, was taken to hospital with traumatic brain injuries, fractured ribs, multiple pelvic bone fractures and a kidney laceration. He was in a vegetative state at first and hospitalised for more than 50 days.
In June, he took to the High Court to sue Ng and Yap for negligence, but the case has yet to be concluded. "Having the right of way essentially means that other users should yield or give way," said Justice Aedit Abdullah in his findings in October.
Lack of due care when driving and punishment for the offender is way to lenient especially when some one dies.
Sad. The victim life is so cheap
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