https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/jail-for-2-friends-who-swopped-seats-in-car-to-try-and-evade-justice-after-drinking-alcohol
Estella Sun Weilin (left) admitted to driving a car without a licence, while Fong Yoke Mun pleaded guilty to one count of allowing her to do so.
SINGAPORE – In a bid to evade justice near a roadblock, two friends who had been drinking beer swopped seats inside their car to obscure the fact that the one driving at the time had no licence to do so.
The unlicensed driver, Estella Sun Weilin, 32, was behind the wheel, with Fong Yoke Mun, 29, in the front passenger seat in the wee hours of Dec 23, 2023, when Sun spotted a police roadblock ahead.
She reversed the vehicle and turned into a nearby street, then she swopped seats with Fong.
Police officers caught up with the Singaporean women and both were arrested later that day.
On Aug 6, Sun was sentenced to six weeks’ jail, while Fong was ordered to spend five weeks behind bars.
Each woman was also disqualified from driving all classes of vehicles for two years.
Sun and Fong pleaded guilty in July to one count each of performing an act that could obstruct the course of justice.
Screens showing that train services have returned to normal, seen at Jurong East MRT station at about 11.10am on Aug 6.
SMRT engineers fixing a track point fault near Jurong East MRT station on Aug 6.
SMRT engineers fixing a track point fault near Jurong East MRT station on Aug 6.
Mr Ilham Jufri received around two to three stitches on each finger on Aug 4 during a three-hour surgical procedure.
Sun also admitted to driving a car without a licence, while Fong pleaded guilty to one count of allowing her to do so.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Tan Pei Wei told the court that before committing the offences, the women had gone to a pub in Circular Road, and left at around 3am on Dec 23, 2023.
After drinking around two pints of beer each, the pair decided to go to either Chinatown or Outram, and got into Fong’s car.