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Sep 7, 2009
Couple sues driver after 4 yrs
By Selina Lum
Mr Kim Anseok (right) and Madam Jeon Sangsun (left) are seeking about $500,000 in lost earnings and for funeral expenses from Madam Shi Sool Hee. -- ST PHOTO: CAROLINE CHIA
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A KOREAN couple who lost their 15-year-old daughter in an accident along Guillemard Road nearly four years ago are here to sue the driver who hit her.
Mr Kim Anseok, 46, and Madam Jeon Sangsun, 43, are seeking about $500,000in lost earnings and for funeral expenses from Madam Shi Sool Hee, 56, who is, coincidentally, also Korean.
Madam Shi, a Singapore permanent resident, was at the wheel of the car that hit the couple's daughter, Kim Miseon, who was on her way to the Singapore Badminton Hall to play in her first international tournament. The accident took place at the junction of Guillemard Road and Lorong 22 Geylang.
The couple, represented by Ms Lynette Chew, claims that Madam Shi is wholly liable for Miseon's death.
But Madam Shi, represented by Mr Edwin Chua, asserts that Miseon had contributed to the crash by dashing across the road. A point of contention is whether the traffic lights were then in favour of the teenager or Madam Shi.
The couple's case is that the light for pedestrians was flashing green as Miseon and two teammates started to cross the road, but turned red before they could get to the other side. But Madam Shi contends that the lights were green in her favour and red for pedestrians.
Miseon's teammates Bang Eun Hye and Yoo Hyeon Yeong on Monday said the flashing green man was on at the time.
The couple also accuse Madam Shi of speeding, but she maintains she was going no faster than 60 kmh.
Sep 7, 2009
Couple sues driver after 4 yrs
By Selina Lum
Mr Kim Anseok (right) and Madam Jeon Sangsun (left) are seeking about $500,000 in lost earnings and for funeral expenses from Madam Shi Sool Hee. -- ST PHOTO: CAROLINE CHIA
View more photos
A KOREAN couple who lost their 15-year-old daughter in an accident along Guillemard Road nearly four years ago are here to sue the driver who hit her.
Mr Kim Anseok, 46, and Madam Jeon Sangsun, 43, are seeking about $500,000in lost earnings and for funeral expenses from Madam Shi Sool Hee, 56, who is, coincidentally, also Korean.
Madam Shi, a Singapore permanent resident, was at the wheel of the car that hit the couple's daughter, Kim Miseon, who was on her way to the Singapore Badminton Hall to play in her first international tournament. The accident took place at the junction of Guillemard Road and Lorong 22 Geylang.
The couple, represented by Ms Lynette Chew, claims that Madam Shi is wholly liable for Miseon's death.
But Madam Shi, represented by Mr Edwin Chua, asserts that Miseon had contributed to the crash by dashing across the road. A point of contention is whether the traffic lights were then in favour of the teenager or Madam Shi.
The couple's case is that the light for pedestrians was flashing green as Miseon and two teammates started to cross the road, but turned red before they could get to the other side. But Madam Shi contends that the lights were green in her favour and red for pedestrians.
Miseon's teammates Bang Eun Hye and Yoo Hyeon Yeong on Monday said the flashing green man was on at the time.
The couple also accuse Madam Shi of speeding, but she maintains she was going no faster than 60 kmh.
