Porsche driver allegedly abandons car after colliding with lamp post at Serangoon Road

A 48-year-old man was driving a white Porsche along Serangoon Road on Sept 7, 2024, when he collided with a lamp post.

After the accident, the man abandoned his car and left the scene.

He will be charged with driving without due care and attention, failing to stop after an accident and causing the vehicle to remain at rest in a position likely to cause danger to other road users.

The man is one of six motorists to be charged in court on May 21 for hit-and-run offences, said the police.

Another man, 39, was driving a van along Upper Thomson Road on Sept 22, 2024, when he collided into the rear of a bicycle. He did not stop to render assistance to the seriously injured cyclist.

The man will be charged with driving without due care and attention causing grievous hurt, failing to stop after an accident, failing to render assistance to the injured rider and moving a vehicle without lawful authority.

Also to be charged is a 30-year-old van driver who collided with three different vehicles.

The man was driving his van along Kranji Expressway Jan 2, 2025 when he made a lane change and hit the left side of a car. Instead of stopping, he continued driving. He then collided with the left side of a taxi and subsequently, the left side of another van.

No one was injured in all three collisions.

He will be charged with driving without due care and attention, failing to stop after an accident and failing to render assistance to the drivers of the damaged vehicles.

The offences of failing to stop after an accident and moving vehicle without lawful
authority each carries a fine of up to $1,000, a jail term of up to three months or both. In the case of a subsequent offence, motorists are liable to a fine of up $2,000, a jail term of up to six months, or both.

The offence of leaving a vehicle in a position likely to cause danger carries a fine of up to $2,000, a jail term of up to three months, or both. In the case of a subsequent conviction, motorists are liable to a fine of up to $5,000, or a jail term of up to six months, or both.

The offence of failing to render assistance to the injured carries a fine of up to $3,000, a jail term of up to 12 months or both. In the case of a subsequent offence, motorists are liable to a fine of up $5,000, a jail term of up to two years, or both. Offenders may be disqualified from driving all classes of vehicles for at least 12 months.

The offence of driving without due care or reasonable consideration carries a fine of up to $1,500, or a jail term of up to six months, or both. In the case of a subsequent conviction, motorists are liable to a fine of up to $3,000, a jail term of up to 12 months, or both and disqualification from driving all classes of vehicles.

The offence of driving without due care or reasonable consideration causing grievous hurt carries a fine of up to $5,000, a jail term of up to two years, or both and disqualification from driving all classes of vehicles for at least five years. In the case of a subsequent conviction, motorists are liable to a fine of up to $10,000, a jail term of up to four years, or both and disqualification from driving all classes of vehicles for at least five years.