A driver who was embroiled in an altercation with a cyclist in East Coast Road and then drove off with the latter clinging to the bonnet of her car was sentenced to a three-day short detention order on Dec 2.
Elaine Michele Ow, 50, a private chef and cooking instructor, had earlier pleaded guilty to one charge of committing a rash act to endanger the personal safety of others for her role in the incident, which was caught on a video that was widely shared.
The feud between the two women occurred after 3pm on June 2, 2023, and started after the cyclist, Nicolette Tan Shi-en, felt that Ow, who was on her way to 12 Katong shopping mall to teach a cooking class at 3.30pm, was too close to her while they were turning into East Coast Road from Still Road South.
Following a verbal exchange, Tan jumped onto the bonnet of Ow's car, before Ow drove about 100m at a speed of around 20kmh.
Apart from the short detention order, which entails jail time but no criminal record post-release, Ow will be disqualified from holding or obtaining all classes of driving licences for 12 months from the date of her release.
Esta historia es de la edición December 03, 2024 de The Straits Times.
Comience su prueba gratuita de Magzter GOLD de 7 días para acceder a miles de historias premium seleccionadas y a más de 9,000 revistas y periódicos.
Ya eres suscriptor ? Conectar
Esta historia es de la edición December 03, 2024 de The Straits Times.
Comience su prueba gratuita de Magzter GOLD de 7 días para acceder a miles de historias premium seleccionadas y a más de 9,000 revistas y periódicos.
Ya eres suscriptor? Conectar
Iran Speeding up enrichment Of uranium to near weapons grade
MANAMA/VIENNA - Iran is \"dramatically\" accelerating its enrichment of uranium to up to 60 percent purity, close to the roughly 90 percent level that is weapons grade, UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi told Reuters on Dec 6.
Romania's scrapping of election over interference could inspire rest of EU
Move raises political expectations in bloc, may spell trouble for all social media firms
TikTok's American future hangs by a thread after court upholds ban
Fate of app will lie with Trump if it finds a way to postpone ban's effective date
Musk spent over a quarter of a billion dollars to help elect Trump
WASHINGTON - Entrepreneur Elon Musk spent over a quarter of a billion dollars to help Donald Trump win November's presidential election, according to new filings, underscoring the influence one of the world's wealthiest people had on 2024's White House race.
Kelantan devastated by floods as Malaysia prepares for 'second wave'
More heavy rain expected from Dec 8 to 14; this year's deluge set to be worst in a decade
Having 3 kids is the coolest
China ramps up push for more babies, but are couples biting?
Frustration, anger for protesters as bid to impeach Yoon fails
Gasps of frustration. Shouts of rage. Tears. Many of the tens of thousands of protesters outside South Korea's Parliament were overcome with emotion on Dec 7, as a presidential impeachment motion failed.
S. Korea's embattled President staggers on after failed impeachment
Yoon increasingly isolated amid scandals, pushback from opposition, rifts within party
2 women injured after car plunges into mall's basement carpark
Two women, aged 61 and 91, were taken to hospital after their car plunged head first into the basement carpark of Queensway Shopping Centre on Dec 7.
Fact-checkers enlisting AI to detect fake news ahead of GE2025
An outfit of fact-checkers is enlisting artificial intelligence (AI) and calling for more volunteers to help verify news sent in by WhatsApp users, in anticipation of a surge in fake news in the lead-up to the general election in 2025.