An Indian nationwide working in Singapore as a lorry driver will be repatriated after serving 5 days in a jail for inflicting an accident that left a motorcyclist grievously harm whereas making an attempt to keep away from a bike owner that got here in his path. Rasu Edison Raja, 35, was additionally disqualified on Monday from driving any automobile for two years, reported TODAY newspaper.
The court docket heard that on August 8, 2019, Rasu was driving alongside Kian Teck Avenue within the Upper Jurong Road within the industrial space when he meant to flip proper at a T-junction between Kian Teck Avenue and Kian Teck Road. Kian Teck Avenue had two lanes in every course, divided by a central single white line. At that time, a trailer with its headlights and hazard lights turned on was stationary within the lane nearest the footpath.
Part of the trailer jutted out onto the opposite lane as two massive garbage bins had been positioned subsequent to the pavement. As Rasu approached Kian Teck Road, the place he meant to flip proper, he noticed a bike owner transfer off from behind the trailer onto the lane nearest the centre dividing line.
However, he didn’t take the mandatory precautions of stopping or slowing down considerably. Instead, he swerved proper throughout the centre dividing line so as to keep away from the bike owner. He ended up utterly encroaching onto a lane with oncoming visitors headed in direction of him.
At the identical time, Noranis was approaching on his motorbike from the other way in that lane, with the headlights turned on. Noranis’ head struck the lorry’s proper aspect mirror and his motorbike collided into the opposite automobile’s entrance proper bumper. He then fell off his bike.
The bike had develop into caught to the lorry’s entrance proper tyre, inflicting the lorry’s steering wheel to lock. It continued veering proper and ultimately got here to a cease. Noranis had suffered a traumatic mind harm, a number of fractures together with his cranium and collarbone and a number of superficial abrasions. He was taken to the National University Hospital in an unconscious state the place he underwent emergency surgical procedure and one other process. Noranis was warded for 37 days in complete earlier than being discharged with 99 days of hospitalisation go away.
Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Goh Qi Shuen sought at the least 5 days’ jail and 18 months of disqualification, noting that Rasu had no prior prison convictions however has maintained a poor driving document. In mitigation, Rasu’s lawyer John Vincent stated that his shopper was remorseful and wished he might flip again the clock and press his emergency brake to keep away from injuring the sufferer. He had been in a state of panic when he noticed the bike owner in entrance of him.
The decide had additionally requested if any enforcement motion had been taken in opposition to the bike owner, to which DPP Goh replied that the prosecution was uncertain if the bike owner might be recognized. If he was traceable, he in all probability would have been charged, Vincent chimed in.
Rasu might have been jailed for up to two years or fined up to SGD5,000, or each.
