Police probe 8 men in 3 incidents over alleged dangerous driving, harassment, touting
An image from a video posted on SG Road Vigilante's YouTube channel showing an accident scene on the Pan-Island Expressway near a slip road towards Kallang Bahru.
- The police are investigating eight men for their alleged involvement in acts of dangerous driving, harassment and touting
- These acts were caught on camera and posted on social media
- In each incident, it involved the same Audi A5 and Honda Fit
SINGAPORE — The police are investigating eight men for their alleged involvement in several incidents of dangerous driving and touting, acts that were captured on social media and featured a black Audi A5 and a yellow Honda Fit.
The police said that one or both of the cars were involved in each of the three incidents that they highlighted in a press release on Thursday (Oct 7), though in all but one case, different individuals were involved. None of them was named by the police.
All three incidents were captured on camera and uploaded on the SG Road Vigilante YouTube channel on Sept 22.
The first case, on July 6 this year, occurred along the slip road of the Pan Island Expressway (PIE) towards Kallang Bahru following a traffic accident between a van and another car.
Neither the Audi nor the Honda were involved in the accident.
A video captured from the camera of the car involved in the accident showed the Honda stopping in front of it, though the Audi was not seen in frame.
Several men were then seen pacing around and talking in front of the car involved in the accident.
The police said that they are investigating four men from the Honda under the Protection from Harassment Act for allegedly harassing a male driver involved in the accident.
Two other men from the Audi are also being investigated for their suspected involvement in touting for business, an offence under the Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance) Act.
No audio was heard from the video, but the accompanying captions on the SG Road Vigilante YouTube alleged that two drivers had arrived at the accident scene “claiming to be claims specialists”, and offered their services to the driver involved in the accident.
The police were unable to confirm the nature of the alleged touting.
They said that the drivers of the Honda and Audi, aged 22 and 25 respectively, will be investigated for breaching the Road Traffic (Express Traffic) Rules by stopping on the road shoulder of an expressway.
The second incident, described as a road rage incident by the police, occurred on Sept 15 along New Upper Changi Road.
The Honda, driven by another 22-year-old, was seen braking abruptly repeatedly in front of a private bus that eventually collided into it.
The police said that the driver of the car has been arrested for dangerous driving, and his driving licence was suspended with immediate effect.
An image from a video uploaded onto the SG Road Vigilante YouTube channel showing a Honda at an accident scene. Photo: SG Road Vigilante/YouTube
A 24-year-old male passenger from the Honda is also being investigated for intentional harassment under the Protection from Harassment Act.
The final incident highlighted by the police occurred on Sept 18. The Audi got involved in a chain collision with another four vehicles along Upper Serangoon Road.
The police said that the 25-year-old male driver had allegedly stopped behind other vehicles that were involved in a separate accident, to solicit for business when his vehicle was hit from behind by another car.
The police clarified with TODAY that this is the same driver involved in the first incident along the PIE.
He has since been arrested for dangerous driving and is also being investigated for separate offences of dangerous driving captured in separate social media postings, the police said, adding that he has also been served with an immediate driving suspension.
The police warned the public that it is an offence for any individual to solicit for business on any public road or public place in a manner that causes annoyance to others.
Those found guilty could face fines of up to S$5,000 or a jail term of up to six months, or both.
Anyone convicted of causing harassment under the Protection from Harassment Act can also be fined up to S$5,000.
As for offences involving dangerous driving under the Road Traffic Act, they could face fines of up to S$5,000 or a jail term of up to 12 months, or both.
