Suspected drunk driver kills 2, hits several cars in
Geylang
By S Ramesh, Channel NewsAsia
SINGAPORE : A man believed to have been driving under the influence
of alcohol left a trail of destruction along Lorong 19 Geylang late
Saturday night, killing two people and damaging several cars and
two lorries.
The suspect, a man in his mid-forties, is believed to have consumed
drugs and alcohol.
At around 11.35pm, the driver was turning out from a back lane
along Lorong 19 Geylang towards Geylang Road.
But he ended up colliding into several vehicles and two lorries
while reversing and forwarding along the lane.
He also knocked down two pedestrians who were there.
Both of them, 32-year-old Chinese national Xie Yan, and 57-year-old
Singaporean Lee Chong Chye, died later in hospital.
The suspect was brought to a police station where a breath analyser
test was performed on him.
He failed the test.
The man is now under investigation by the traffic police for a
suspected rash act, drunk driving and consuming drugs.
He has been released on S$10,000 bail. - CNA
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