Singapore – A BMW 335 was speeding on the expressway to escape from the police, but crashed into the road divider at Punggol.
At midnight on May 22, the driver of a BMW 335 was filmed speeding on the expressway, while being chased by the police.
The car attempted to escape by speeding and continuously changing lanes. The incident was recorded by the dashcam of another car sharing the same path.
The car eventually lost control and was forcefully stopped after crashing into a road divider.
The driver immediately stepped down and ran away, leaving behind one injured passenger.
However, the police managed to catch and arrest the offender on the spot.
The police have yet to release a statement on this incident as investigations are still ongoing.
According to the video footage, Singapore Civil Defence Force was seen at the accident scene helping the injured victim of the BMW 335.
Meanwhile, two police cars were parked nearby for an on-site investigation.
The raw footages from different dashcams were later compiled and posted on SG Road Vigilante – SGRV Facebook page.Â
The post received around 60 thousand views and more than 100 comments. Most commenters showed dissatisfaction with the irresponsibility of the BMW 335 driver.
A Facebook user said that it was unacceptable to leave the injured passenger behind as he or she could be the driver’s next-of-kin or friend.
Other users believed that the authorities should place the highest punishment on the driver, such as banning him from driving, for his reckless driving.
According to the Land Transport Authority, the speed limit is 50 kilometres per hour for all cars, motorcycles, buses. coaches and light commercial vehicles on normal roads.
On expressways, the maximum speed for cars and motorcycles is 70 to 90 kilometres per hour.
If found guilty, the offender would face demerit points under the Driver Improvement Point System.
In addition, a fine between S$150 to S$300 may be imposed on the driver depending on how much they exceeded the speed limit.
If a person is a repeat offender of exceeding the speed limit by more than 40 kilometres per hour, section 67(A) of the Road Traffic Act authorises the court to make three times the punishment that the court would have imposed for a first offence, subject to a maximum 10 years imprisonment.
Phuong Le Ha is an intern at The Independent SG /TISG