A taxi driver, whose negligence in making a discretionary right turn at a signalised junction in Clementi Road resulted in the death of a National University of Singapore student, was sentenced to eight weeks in jail.Yap, who is no longer a taxi driver, pleaded guilty last month to negligent driving and causing the death of Ms Kathy Ong Kai Ting, 19, as well as negligent driving and causing grievous hurt to the three other passengers in the taxi.
Yap saw a car coming towards him from the opposite direction at a speed of about 92kmh to 97kmh, driven by Ng Li Ning, 21, but decided to make the discretionary right turn anyway.The court heard earlier that had Ng been driving within the speed limit of 70kmh, the accident could have been avoided.Ms Ong, who was seated in the rear-left passenger seat, was taken to the National University Hospital. She died of multiple injuries about three hours later.
Mr Ting, who was seated in the rear-centre passenger seat, suffered traumatic brain injury and arrived at the hospital in a vegetative state, the court heard. He was hospitalised for 54 days and was referred to Tan Tock Seng Hospital after his discharge for rehabilitation.In his sentencing remarks, District Judge Victor Yeo said he did not accept Yap's defence that since Ng had been speeding at the time of the accident, this lessened the taxi driver's culpability.
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