A 26-year-old Singaporean man has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving after reaching speeds of up to 221kmh during a six-car joyride through Singapore.
Jared-Kane Goh admitted to one charge of dangerous driving on Tuesday, 8 September. The offence arose from a group drive in the early hours of 27 October 2024 that eventually ended in a series of crashes.
Mitsubishi Evo Hit Up to 221kmh on CTE
According to the facts presented in court, Goh was driving a blue Mitsubishi Evo and was travelling with five other cars towards the downtown area.
The group started from Stadium Boulevard before travelling on the Pan Island Expressway and Central Expressway, and later towards Orchard Road.
Goh was recorded speeding at seven locations between the CTE and Stamford Road, Assistant Public Prosecutor Chye Jer Yuan told the court.
His highest recorded speed was 221kmh on the CTE, where the speed limit was 90kmh. That means he was travelling at more than twice the permitted speed at the upper end of the recorded range.
The prosecution highlighted another part of the drive at Stamford Road and Victoria Street, where Goh entered a lane at between 89kmh and 109kmh despite a 50kmh speed limit.
High-Speed Drive Ended in Collisions
Court proceedings also detailed what happened as the group reached Stamford Road towards Fort Canning Link.
Goh was driving along the road when he approached another vehicle that was turning right into Queen Street and applied his brakes.
CNA reported from court that co-accused Kong Jia Quan allegedly rear-ended Goh’s vehicle. Another driver, Gilviz Lee Jun En, allegedly swerved to avoid a further collision, went onto the grass verge and overturned his car.
Debris from the incident then entered the road. Marcus Lau Yong Wei braked, after which another car struck the rear of his vehicle.
The prosecution said Goh and his 22-year-old female front passenger were injured. Goh sought medical attention for injuries including a neck sprain and headache.
Police had announced in March 2026 that Traffic Police investigations linked the Stamford Road accident to a larger incident involving six vehicles travelling dangerously together. All six drivers were subsequently arrested and charged.
Prosecution Seeking Up to 5 Months’ Jail
The prosecution is asking for Goh to be jailed for between three and a half months and five months, as well as disqualified from driving for between three and four years.
The prosecutor argued that the dangerous driving took place over an extended distance rather than being an isolated burst of speeding, and that the speeds involved created a high risk of serious harm to other road users.
Goh’s lawyer, Foo Cheow Ming, requested an adjournment because his mitigation submissions had been prepared using an earlier version of the statement of facts.
Goh is scheduled to return to court on 14 September for mitigation and sentencing. Four of the other drivers have already been sentenced to jail terms of several months and three-year driving bans, while Kong’s case remains pending.
Under Singapore’s Road Traffic Act, dangerous driving without death or injury forming part of the charge carries a maximum punishment of 12 months’ jail, a fine of up to S$5,000, or both for a first offender.
