Lim Jinsheng, 30, was sentenced on 11 November 2026 to six years, nine months and 15 weeks in jail after driving under the influence of etomidate and killing an 83-year-old pedestrian in Teck Whye.
He will be banned from driving for 14 years after he is released from prison. Lim pleaded guilty to seven charges, including reckless driving causing death, driving under the influence of drugs and possessing etomidate.
Two Women Were Waiting to Cross
The crash happened on 8 November 2025 at a T-junction along Teck Whye Lane. Court documents reported by The Straits Times said Lim had been driving a rental car. A witness had seen him weaving within his lane on the Bukit Timah Expressway before the crash.
Lim stopped at the junction at about 2.50pm. His car then accelerated, went over the kerb and struck two women who were on the pavement waiting to cross.
Both women were taken to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital. The 83-year-old died that afternoon. Her 84-year-old friend fractured her left hip and left wrist.
Police arrested Lim that day. A blood test detected etomidate, an anaesthetic found in vape pods known as Kpods. Lim said he had blacked out just before the crash, The Straits Times reported, citing court documents.
Lim Had Crashed Three Times Before
The Teck Whye crash was Lim’s fourth in five months. In August 2025, he had crashed into a traffic light at the junction of Bedok North Avenue 3 and Bedok North Road. Police found vape pods on him, and a blood test detected etomidate after that crash too.
Lim had been involved in two crashes in July 2025. In one, his car went over a kerb and struck a lamp post and a road sign. In the other, he hit the back of a car on the Central Expressway.
At sentencing, Lim’s lawyer, Ariffin Sha, read out a written apology from Lim to the victims, The Straits Times reported.
