SINGAPORE – A lawyer drove a automotive in a negligent manner in 2018, causing the death of a motorcyclist from head and neck accidents.
Laurence Goh Eng Yau was on the primary lane of the Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE) on Sept 12 that yr when autos forward of him got here to a standstill due to visitors congestion.
Seeing that the automotive proper in entrance of him had stopped transferring, he swerved to the left to keep away from a collision and sideswiped Malaysian motorcyclist Wong Yew Wai, 33, who was travelling on the second lane.
As a outcome, Mr Wong was pushed to the third lane and a lorry rolled over him. He was later pronounced lifeless on the scene.
Goh pleaded responsible on Monday (April 11) to causing the motorcyclist’s death by performing a negligent act.
A search on the Ministry of Law’s web site confirmed that the 57-year-old is the only real proprietor of a agency referred to as Laurence Goh Eng Yau & Co.
The court docket heard that, shortly earlier than the deadly accident, he was driving a automotive on the AYE in direction of Tuas at round 5pm on Sept 12, 2018.
Goh was going at about 75kmh to 80kmh, with the pace restrict there being 90kmh.
At round 5.19pm, he observed that the automotive in entrance of him had braked and stopped due to the congestion forward.
Goh’s automotive was, nevertheless, too close to to the rear of this different car.
Goh then abruptly swerved to the left and into the second lane to keep away from a collision with out checking correctly to make sure that there was no oncoming visitors close by.
He sideswiped Mr Wong’s motorbike and it ended up in the trail of a transferring lorry.
The lorry driver was unable to cease his car in time and it ran over Mr Wong earlier than coming to a cease.
As for Goh’s automotive, it will definitely got here to a cease between the second and third lanes of the AYE.
The police have been notified at round 5.20pm and paramedics later pronounced Mr Wong lifeless on the scene.
On Monday, defence lawyer Ramesh Tiwary advised the court docket that his shopper is remorseful and burdened that he had not been rushing.
Goh is predicted to be sentenced on April 29.
For causing a death by performing a negligent act, an offender could be jailed for up to two years and fined.
