Impatient Driver Caught on Camera in Hit & Run Incident at North Bridge Road Junction

It appears that no matter what, your every move could be tracked and posted online. Especially if you’re up to no good.

Reckless drivers are most certainly not free from this. They are probably the ones most captured online, as seen from numerous dashcam footages posted over the years.

Well, a video of a hit-and-run involving a car and a motorcycle at Outram Park recently surfaced on the Facebook group Complaint Singapore.

The Accident, in Detail

According to the police, the hit-and-run occurred along Teo Hong Road towards Eu Tong Sen Street at 6.12 pm on Friday, 10 March.

In the video uploaded by user Kayden Tan, the car is initially not seen as the motorcycle moves along Teo Hong Road but is implied to be trailing behind as the caption provided in the video stated that the car’s driver was “rafting and horning.”

As the motorcycle approached the junction at North Bridge Road, the car side-swept it, causing the motorcyclist to yell.

The video later mentions that the motorcycle had a pillion rider, although she was not seen. “You could have potentially killed her,” the caption said.

The driver had scooted off after the incident, but the motorcycle did not chase after it as it could have endangered the riders’ lives.

Instead, they called the police. According to the video, they had sustained bruises on their knees in what they called a “near-death experience.”

The rider mentions that the driver thought he could get away with such an act as motorcycle cameras do not usually cover side views, so “he waited for that moment to happen between the intersection where the car camera on the traffic junction cannot capture.”

Recent Hit-And-Runs

On 27 January, a 68-year-old woman died after a hit-and-run accident in Pasir Ris after being recklessly hit by a van driver. The woman was conscious at the time of the accident but later passed away in the hospital.

The 60-year-old driver was arrested for careless driving causing death, according to the police.

Last year in November, a 43-year-old cyclist was also involved in an early morning hit-and-run along Adam Road.

He was unconscious following the accident, where he was hit by a white Mercedes with two male passengers aged 38 and 40, and later died at Tan Tock Seng Hospital.

The Penalty for Hit-And-Runs

Reckless driving is never tolerated. Not only do you risk the lives of passengers, pedestrians, and other drivers on the road, but also your own.

Several duties first need to be fulfilled by the driver at-fault, which includes calling the police within 24 hours and providing assistance to victims, which the inconsiderate driver did not do in this case.

If the driver does not fulfil these duties, they are liable to a fine of up to $3,000 and/or imprisonment for up to 12 months if the driver has caused serious injury or death to another person.

Repeat offenders can be fined up to $5,000 and/or jailed for up to two years.

The driver may also be banned from holding or obtaining a driver’s license for up to 12 months.