Drink driving

Jail, fine for drink driver who committed same offence after getting charged

Ashwath Thanaraj, who pleaded guilty to two counts of drink-driving, will be disqualified from driving for 54 months after his release from prison.

Car crashes into railing in Toa Payoh, driver arrested for drink-driving

Photos of the incident shows a white car that appears to have crashed into the railing in the middle of the road.

Man arrested in Toa Payoh for drug, drink-driving offences; K9 dogs deployed

Drug paraphernalia, one vaporiser and three pods were found in the van, which is reportedly registered to a grocery store in Toa Payoh.

Japan’s revised law clarifying dangerous driving takes effect

Under the law, “high speed” is defined as travelling over the speed limit by at least 50kmh on ordinary roads and 60kmh on highways.

Man arrested for drink driving after fatal hit-and-run accident near Suntec City

Dan Xiao TingFeng died after a hit-and-run accident outside Suntec City Convention Centre on July 16.

Motorist charged with drink driving after his vehicle struck police car

Kumaran Raman was allegedly drink driving along Buyong Road, near Orchard Road, at around 4am on May 7, 2025.

Man charged with drink driving again despite three past convictions and lifetime driving ban

Lee Shin Nan was on July 16 handed five charges including one count each of drink driving, and driving a car despite his disqualification.

Repeat drink driver gets over 4 months’ jail after reoffending a year following last conviction

For the drink-driving offence, Clement Tiang Chan Lih was also disqualified from holding or obtaining all classes of driving licences for 6½ years from the date of his release.

Lawyer struck off the rolls for lying to police over drink-driving accident

Steven John Lam Kuet Keng had given two false statements to the police, claiming that somebody else was at the wheel at the time of the accident.

Lower alcohol limits, jail for first-time drink-driving offenders proposed

The Ministry of Home Affairs also plans to recommend jail time for even first-time drink-driving offenders, if they have very high blood alcohol levels.

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