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Drink driving? Speeding? RIP to the lorry driver. http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singaporeseen/this-urban-jungle/lorry-driver-dies-volkswagen-driver-arrested-after-morning-crash-on-bke The New Paper Wednesday, Dec 24, 2014 A collision between a lorry and a sports car yesterday morning left one driver dead and the other arrested. The accident happened at about 3am on a slip road on Bukit Timah Expressway towards Woodlands. It is not known how the two vehicles collided. The impact was so great that the lorry spun a few times before stopping, Lianhe Wanbao reported. The lorry driver, believed to be 59 years old, was trapped in his vehicle. The front of the sports car, which was about 80m away from the lorry, was wrecked, with a fallen bumper and a broken windscreen. The lorry driver was pronounced dead by paramedics at the scene, a Singapore Civil Defence Force spokesman said. His family members were at the mortuary yesterday but declined to speak to reporters. The New Paper understands that the sports car driver, who is in his 20s, had minor injuries. IN SHOCK He was seen sitting by the road in shock as two friends comforted him, Lianhe Wanbao reported. It is believed that he initially refused to go to the hospital, but was later sent to Tan Tock Seng Hospital. He was later arrested for causing death by a negligent act, said a police spokesman. Police investigations are ongoing.

Traffic police arrested 17 motorists for drink-driving in an island-wide operation in the early hours on Saturday. In a statement, it said 54 motorists were stopped and tested for alcohol consumption during the operation. Seventeen motorists aged between 25 and 59, including 16 men and one woman, failed the test and were arrested. The highest Breath Evidential Analyser (BEA) test result was 81 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath. That is more than twice the prescribed legal limit of 35 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath. Traffic police warned that those found guilty of drink-driving will be disqualified from driving for at least 12 months. They will lose their driving licences and have to retake and pass the theory and practical driving tests to get their driving licences again. In addition, first-time offenders can be fined between S$1,000 and S$5,000. Repeat offenders may be fined up to S$30,000 and given a mandatory jail term of up to three years. They may also be caned up to six strokes if death or serious injury is caused. Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/17-arrested-for-drink/967754.html