Rich man's son gets $8K fine and driving ban for drink driving, beating red light and crashing into two vehicles

"Deputy Public Prosecutor Michelle Lu asked for a deterrent fine and a driving disqualification of more than two years. But Seah’s lawyer, Mr Suresh Damodara, noted that his client had settled payments for the damage to the vehicles and injuries.

Stomp.com.sg, 29 May 2013
The driver of a Lexus car involved in a crash at the junction of Victoria Street and Rochor Road last year was fined $8,000 and banned from driving for three years yesterday (28 May).
According to a report in The Straits Times, Kelvin Seah Koon Yong, 31, who works for a seafood supplier, was driving home in the wee hours of May 26, after having drinks with his friends, when he ran a red light in Victoria Street.
He crashed first into the side of a taxi and then into a car. The taxi spun around twice before stopping while the car spun out of control and crashed into a traffic light pole and concrete barricade at the corner of the junction. Full story

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