Four months jail for false claims in accident report
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11 Apr 2013 | Local News : Singapore |
A motorist who reversed his car into a taxi and claimed that the taxi hit him instead was jailed for reckless driving and insurance fraud.
In a road rage, an angry driver reversed his car into a stationary taxi. He then claimed that the taxi hit him, and tried to cheat the insurance company.
31-year old sales manager Melvyn Chua Tong Ling was sentenced to four months jail. His lie was unveiled as the whole incident was recorded by the in-car camera in the taxi.
The road rage row took place at 6:30pm on 10th January last year. While Chua stopped to pick up his son on Ang Mo Kio Street 44, taxi driver Ng Chor Foo overtook him on the narrow lane by going onto the lane meant for oncoming traffic. Chua had tried to move off when the taxi cut in front of him, sparking an argument.
Cabby Ng tried to avoid the rage row by driving away, but Chua chased and overtook him, and slammed on his brakes to force the cab to stop. He then back up and crashed into the taxi. When the Police arrived, Chua claimed that the taxi crashed into him, while cabbie Ng reported otherwise. They both went on to claim from their insurance.
Chua pleaded guilty to charges of reckless driving, endangering the safety of both his son and the taxi driver and fraud claims made on his insurer.
For driving rashly, the maximum penalty is a jail term of up to six months, up to $2,000 fine, or both. Attempting to cheat carries a jail term of up to five years and a fine of $5,000.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A sales manager, who was fetching his six-year-old son home, deliberately reversed his car into a stationary taxi. The next day, Melvyn Chua Tong Ling, 31, lied in an insurance claim that the cab had rear-ended him in January last year.
He was jailed for four months on Wednesday. He had pleaded guilty on March 19 to driving rashly and endangering the safety of his son and cabby Ng Chor Foo, and to attempting to cheat First Capital Insurance of $11,463 with the false insurance claim. District Judge Eddy Tham said that it was very fortunate that Mr Ng, 55, had captured the incident on the camera in his taxi. The footage was screened in court at last month's hearing.
It showed that at 6.30pm on Jan 10 last year, Chua stopped his car along Ang Mo Kio Street 44 to pick up his son. As it was a narrow road, Mr Ng overtook the Chua's car by going into the right lane for oncoming traffic. Just then, Chua tried to move off but had to brake suddenly when he saw the taxi moving left in front of him. It then stopped some distance ahead to let a passenger disembark. Chua sped forward and swore at Mr Ng for cutting into his lane.
Wishing to avoid a confrontation, the cabby drove off. Chua pursued him and after overtaking the taxi, he jammed his brakes, forcing the cab to stop. Chua then reversed his vehicle into the front of the taxi. The next day, Chua put in his fraudulent claim at Ah Lim Motor Company in Ang Mo Kio.
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His lie was unveiled as the whole incident was recorded by the in-car camera in the taxi.
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want to play stunt, also make sure no camera first
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This one really deserve it... for us TDs almost everyday get cut left right centre... used to it.. wat for get so agitated.
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What a disgrace. Of all people, can only bully TD, knnccb
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Originally posted by bowah:
What a disgrace. Of all people, can only bully TD, knnccb
There are 25,000 taxis otr. Surely got a few bad ones, like to cut in and out etc. So, people tink all TDs are bad drivers. Then any TD oso luan kan...knn
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The video clip of this incident was shown to us by Jasmine when took car last year. This fucker really too much cos the clip clearly shown what happened and he is 200% in the wrong. Think even if he hired Queens' Counsel to defend, also up lorry LOL
I think that is why from that time onwards, compulsory need to pay $160+ to install front camera.
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On maybe he is advertising for TC.