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Oct 28, 2010
Fine, ban for hit-and-run driver
A HIT-AND-RUN motorist was fined $4,300 and banned from driving all vehicles for 12 months for drink driving and other offences yesterday. Tan Wee Teck, 48, managing director of Conint, a construction company, pleaded guilty in a Traffic Court to drink driving, inconsiderate driving, and failing to stop and help after an accident along the Tampines Expressway (TPE) near the Tampines Avenue 1 exit on Oct 9.
The court heard that Tan, a former naval officer, was driving along the TPE without due care and attention at about 1.50am when his BMW hit the rear of a Ford Fiesta, driven by Singapore Press Holdings journalist Karen Teng, 40. He failed to stop and help. Instead, he drove back to his home at Elias Green.
The Traffic Police came knocking on his door shortly afterwards. The police officer noticed that Tan smelt strongly of alcohol. He failed a breath analyser test and was arrested for drink driving. He was found to have 42mcg of alcohol per 100ml of breath, 7mcg above the legal limit.
Read the full story in Thursday's edition of The Straits Times.
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