May 6, 2010
Scooterist's death: Driver fined
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<!-- end left side bar --> <!-- story content : start --> A FORMER bus driver was fined $5,000 and banned from driving for three years on Thursday for causing the death of a scooterist. Zhou Yunpeng, 33, a permanent resident here, admitted to causing the death of Mr Oh Yam Seng, 66, by failing to give way to him when he made a right turn from Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5 into Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8 on Dec 24 last year.
Mr Oh was on a scooter travelling from the opposite direction when he was hit by the SBSTransit bus, driven by Zhou, at about 5.30am that day. Zhou told District Judge Lee Poh Choo that he had been on the job for 1 1/2 months before the accident. He said he had been doing odd jobs since he lost his job. The father of one who came from China nine years ago could have been jailed for up to two years and/or fined for the offence.
