A cabby who rear-ended a motorcycle and dragged its rider under
the taxi for the length of a basketball court claimed that
he thought he had gone over a
road hump.
Ng Chin Huat, 63, who drove off after the incident, was jailed
for six weeks on Wednesday for the fatal hit-and-run. He was also
banned from driving for five years.
In passing sentence, District Judge Low Wee Ping said: "It's
highly incredible you did not realise you hit the deceased and had
dragged him for about 26m." The court heard that the cabby was
driving along East Coast
Parkway heading towards Changi Airport at 11.45pm
on May 20, 2011, when Mr Hussain came onto the expressway from the
slip road from Siglap Link.
The collision sent the motorcycle crashing into the guardrail.
Mr Hussain, 60, a crane operator, was flung off his machine. The
taxi ran over him and he was dragged along. Ng pleaded guilty to
causing death by a negligent act, failing to stop and for not
rendering assistance after an accident.
