Police officer fined S$200, 12 demerit points for beating red light
Caught on camera: A police car drove through a stop light at a T-junction in Bukit Batok on June 4.
SINGAPORE — A police officer has been fined $200 and given 12 demerit points for beating a red light last month.
In a video recorded by an in-car camera on June 4 and posted online, a police car is seen driving through a red traffic signal at a T-junction at Bukit Batok West Avenue 5 and Bukit Batok Street 31. The lights had turned in favour of adjacent traffic, but the police vehicle drove through the junction toward a pedestrian crossing where people were crossing the road.
The police officer realised his mistake mid-way through the traffic junction and managed to stop the vehicle just before the pedestrian crossing. He then reversed back to the stop line. No one was injured in the incident.
The video had gone viral on social media and chat apps.
Responding to TODAY’s queries, a spokesman for the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said: “Upon conclusion of Traffic Police’s investigations, the officer was found to have committed the offence of failing to conform to the red light signal.
“Officers of the Singapore Police Force are not only expected to uphold the law but maintain the highest standards of conduct. Anyone who commits an offence will be dealt with in accordance with the law,” the spokesman added.
