Telok Blangah hit-and-run accident: Man handed 7 charges for multiple traffic offences
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Kenneth Kang Keng Quan, 34, was handed seven charges for various traffic offences.
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- Kenneth Kang faces seven charges including dangerous driving, driving under disqualification, and failing to help after a Telok Blangah accident.
- Kang, disqualified until Nov 2025, allegedly drove against traffic on Nov 4, hitting four vehicles and injuring a 48-year-old man.
- After fleeing, Kang was arrested and faces fines, jail time, or both for each charge; his case is adjourned until Nov 21.
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SINGAPORE - The man who was caught running away after colliding with four other vehicles in Telok Blangah was hauled to a district court on Nov 7.
Kenneth Kang Keng Quan, 34, was handed seven charges for various traffic offences.
They are for driving while under disqualification; dangerous driving; driving without due care and attention causing hurt; failing to stop after an accident; failing to make a police report after a traffic accident; failing to render assistance after a traffic accident; and leaving a vehicle in a position likely to cause danger.
Charge sheets stated that Kang was allegedly driving a car on Nov 4 at about 8.30am along Telok Blangah Drive despite being disqualified from holding a driving licence from Nov 11, 2024, to Nov 10, 2025.
On Nov 6, the police said that when their officers checked on him after he had mounted a kerb, Kang allegedly drove against traffic, and collided with two cars, a van and a bus.
The driver of one of the cars, a 48-year-old man, was injured and taken to hospital.
Kang abandoned the car and fled on foot along Telok Blangah Hill. An e-vaporiser was found in his vehicle
He was arrested at an industrial building near Kaki Bukit
For driving under disqualification, an offender can be fined up to $10,000, jailed for up to three years, or both.
For dangerous driving, he can be fined up to $5,000, jailed for up to a year, or both.
For driving without due care or attention causing hurt, an offender can be fined up to $2,500, jailed for up to a year, or both.
Failing to stop after an accident, failing to report an accident and failing to render assistance each carries a penalty of a fine of up to $3,000, and imprisonment of up to a year, or both.
For leaving a vehicle in a position likely to cause danger, a person can be fined up to $5,000, jailed for up to six months, or both.
In their Nov 6 statement, the police said that driving while under disqualification is a serious offence that puts all road users at risk.
“When involved in accidents, drivers have a legal obligation to stop, render assistance to injured parties, and report the incident to police within 24 hours.
“Fleeing from the police and abandoning accident scenes without rendering assistance to injured victims are also criminal offences that will be subjected to the full force of the law,” the statement said.
The police will not hesitate to take firm action against motorists who flout traffic laws and endanger the safety of other road users, it added.
Kang’s case was adjourned to Nov 21.
