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http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/negligent-drivers-who/1345462.html SINGAPORE: Instead of a fine, the default starting sentence for motorists who cause death by negligent driving will now be a jail term of up to four weeks. This is before the extent of their negligence and other factors are taken into account, three High Court judges ruled in a landmark judgment issued Wednesday (Sep 3). However, such traffic death cases — which fall under Section 304A(b) of the Penal Code — will not carry an automatic custodial sentence as the court will examine the circumstances of each case. The sentencing benchmark for such offences was set out by Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon, who led a specially-constituted three-judge panel in hearing an appeal by prosecutors to impose jail time on a sleepy driver who killed one and injured 11 others. In upping her sentence from a S$10,000 fine to four weeks’ imprisonment, the judges agreed that Hue An Li, who did surveillance at a casino and had gone without sleep for 24 hours prior to the accident, had demonstrated egregious negligence. Detailing the grounds of what the judges called a “significant change in the law”, CJ Menon distinguished between rash and negligent driving in the written judgment. Different maximum penalties were prescribed for death caused by rashness and negligence, in amendments made to the Penal Code in 2008. Guys... be extra careful while driving. No more pay money and case close....