A doctor was drunk driving with two friends as passengers after a night of partying with them.
When encountered with a police roadblock, he hit the brakes, reversed onto the expressway to flee, and later provided false personal information to the authorities, claiming he was a tutor.
The defendant, Oh Shen Leong, 36, pleaded guilty to two charges under the Road Traffic Act for failing to stop at a road block and for driving without consideration for other road users.
A third charge of providing false information to the police will be taken into consideration during his sentencing on 17 April 2025.
Night of Partying Leads to Poor Decisions
The incident occurred on 9 September 2023 at 3:30 AM.
After partying at a nightclub in Clarke Quay, Oh drove home despite having consumed several alcoholic drinks.
According to case details, the defendant met up with two friends, a woman, Chew, and a man, Low, for dinner on 8 September 2023.
After having a glass of wine during dinner, the three decided to go to Capital Zouk, a nightclub in Clarke Quay.
Oh consumed a glass of gin and tonic, and another glass of whiskey and Coke at Capital Zouk.
After their night out, Oh drove Chew’s car towards the latter’s home, as he was in a better state to drive out of the three.
After exiting the East Coast Parkway, he was traveling on Tanjong Katong South Road when he spotted a police road block ahead.
Attempted Escape and False Identity
An officer on duty waved his baton, signaling for Hu to stop his vehicle near the roadblock.
However, upon seeing this, the defendant applied his brakes from a distance, briefly stopped, and then reversed to escape.
Knowing drunk driving was illegal, Oh didn’t want to risk testing positive in a breathalyzer test.
He drove in reverse for 350 meters back to East Coast Parkway. Police attempted to pursue him but were unsuccessful.
Authorities later traced the vehicle’s license plate to his female friend, Chew. Learning that Oh and another male friend, Low, were also in the car during the incident, police questioned all three separately.
During the interrogation, Oh deliberately provided a fake identification number and birth date, and falsely claimed he was a tutor.
When police discovered the ID number was invalid and asked again for his information, Oh finally revealed his true identity, including his occupation as a doctor.
All three individuals were subsequently arrested.
The prosecution noted that Oh was well aware that he drove under the influence of alcohol and decided to evade the roadblock to escape responsibility and even repeatedly lied to officers.
Additionally, Oh has previous traffic offenses, including running red lights and speeding, demonstrating his casual attitude toward traffic rules.
The prosecution has requested a two to three-week jail sentence. The case will continue with sentencing on 17 Apr 2025.
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