Man admits to drive against traffic flow to escape the police barrier

Singapore: A man who tried to avoid a police barrier along a road reversed his car and led against the traffic flow to escape.

When he was caught, Dr. OH Shen Leong, 36, gave the police the wrong Nric number and the false date of birth. He also lied that he was a private tutor when he was actually a doctor.

Dr. Oh declared himself guilty of a charge of driving a car without reasonable consideration for other road users, and for not complying with the instructions in a police road barrier.

Another position to provide false information to the Police will be considered for their sentence, which has been postponed to April 17.

On September 8, 2023, Dr. Oh met two friends for dinner and had a glass of wine. The trio then went to the capital Zouk in Clarke Quay. There, Oh had a glass of gin and tonic, and a glass of whiskey mixed with coca -cola.

The three left at 3 in the morning the next day.

One of Dr. Oh’s friends had led Clarke Quay, but asked Dr. Oh to lead in his place, since he felt that he was in a better state.

With the intention of returning to the friend’s residence, Dr. Oh led while his two friends were passengers in the car.

Around 3.30 in the morning, he left the East Coast Park (ECP) highway at Tanjong Katong Road and drove along Tanjong Katong Road South.

At this point, he saw a road barrier with police officers.

One of the officers marked the car, ordering him to stop at the barrier. Instead of fulfilling, Oh I frant at a distance from the barrier before reversing the car, since he did not want to risk a breathalyzer test.

He drove against the traffic flow for about 350 m on the two -lane road that left the ECP until he returned to the highway. There were no other cars at this time.

Police officers tried to chase the car but failed. They used the vehicle plate to track it to the residence of Dr. Oh’s friend.

When they reached the residence, they interviewed each person separately.

Dr. Oh provided a false number of NIC and a date of birth, and lying that worked as a private tutor. According to the Medical Registry, Dr. Oh practices general surgery at the Khoo Tecko Puat hospital.

He also lied that a Valet driver had taken them back to the residence and denied having drunk alcohol.

“The defendant said he felt dizzy and dehydrated. He later arrived an ambulance, and the defendant initially requested to be transmitted to the hospital,” said attached prosecutor Ariel Tan.

“However, he subsequently rejected transport. An internal examination revealed that the Nric number that the defendant had provided was not valid.”

When asked to give its details again, OH provided the right details. He admitted that he had been the driver of the car.

A blood sample was taken at 10.36 in the morning that day, and appeared for analysis on September 12, 2023.

It was found that the blood sample contained 20 mg of ethanol per 100 ml of blood. The legal limit is 80 mg of alcohol in 100 ml of blood.

Mrs. so argued that Dr. Oh was imprisoned for between two and three weeks and disqualified from driving for two years.

The Prosecutor’s Office said that the threshold of the prison had crossed due to the potential damage of its actions, its voluntary poisoning, its desire to avoid the detection of a possible crime of driving of drinks and its attempt to evade arrest.

“This is a case that requires a deterrent sentence,” said so.

“The defendant knew very well that he should not drive under the influence of alcohol, but he did it anyway, and as soon as he realized that he could be caught, he tried to escape the responsibility by reversing his car to a highway, moving away from the scene despite the fact that he knew he was supposed to proceed towards the obstacle.”

Dr. Oh’s lawyer, Philip Fong, looked for a fine for his client, arguing that a prison term was not justified. Mr. Fong also did not agree that Dr. Oh should be disqualified to drive.

He said his client was worried about taking his friend home and really believed he had been sober. Dr. Oh had retained the proper control of the car at all times and did not violate the arrest.

When reversing, the life of the police officers in the barrier did not endanger, said the lawyer.

In his friend’s residence, he had exhausted himself, feverish and gave his bad statement at the time due to distressing circumstances, Fong said.

District judge Eddy Tham postponed the sentence to consider the points made and prepare comments.

To drive without reasonable consideration, Dr. Oh can be imprisoned up to six months, fined up to S $ 1,500 (US $ 1,100) or both.

For not complying with the instructions in the police barrier, it can be imprisoned up to seven years, fined up to S $ 10,000 or both.