Unlicensed driver jailed and banned for fatal accident

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Unlicensed driver jailed and banned for fatal accident

Published on Mar 28, 2012

Candy Siow Pei Shan, 23, was jailed for four months and disqualified from driving for ten years for driving without a licence and killing a pedestrian. -- ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN

By Elena Chong

A young woman who caused the death of an elderly pedestrian when she lost control of her car in Bukit Batok in 2011 was on Wednesday jailed a total of four months and banned from driving for 10 years.

Candy Siow Pei Shan, 23, had admitted to causing the death of Mr Tan Son Seng, 70, at the signalised cross-junction of Bukit Batok East Avenue 3 and Bukit Batok East Avenue 4 on Feb 12, 2011.

She had also admitted to driving the car without insurance coverage and without a licence that morning.

The court heard that Siow, a waitress, had been drinking brandy with her boyfriend at her workplace, Club Axchange, in Tanjong Pagar, and subsequently drank some more brandy and beer at a club in the Esplanade.

Read the full story in Wednesday's edition of The Straits Times.

 

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Warrant of arrest for man who allowed girlfriend to drive car with no licence
By Claire Huang | Posted: 20 June 2012 1339 hrs

SINGAPORE: The court has ordered the man who allowed his girlfriend to drive his car without a driver's licence to be arrested.

The warrant of arrest comes after 30-year-old Yap Chun Kiat, who was expected in court on Wednesday, did not show up.

The court has ordered Yap's bailor to explain why Yap was absent from court, if not the bailor would risk forfeiting the $6,000 bond.

Yap faces two charges.

One, for allowing his 23-year-old girlfriend, Siow Pei Shan Candy, to drive his vehicle along Bukit Batok East Avenue 4 on 12 February 2011 even though she didn't have a licence.

Two, for allowing Siow to drive his car while there wasn't a valid motor insurance on the same day.

Siow was convicted in March this year for causing the death of an elderly pedestrian, Tan Son Seng, 70, when she lost control of the car.

She also admitted to driving the car without insurance coverage and without a licence.

For these offences, Siow was jailed a total of four months and banned from driving for 10 years.

- CNA/ck

 

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Police looking for man who allowed girlfriend without licence to drive

Yap Chun Kiat, 30, allegedly allowed Candy Siow Pei Shan to drive when he had no third-party insurance on Feb 12, 2011.