Cabby on girlfriend's medication lost control of vehicle, crashed into motorcyclist who died

SINGAPORE: A taxi driver who took his girlfriend's pills and some cough syrup for a headache drove dangerously and lost control of his vehicle, mounting a divider and crashing into a motorcycle and lorry.AdvertisementTaxi driver Desmond Tan Tat Siong, 34, pleaded guilty on Thursday to one charge of causing the death of the 57-year-old motorcyclist, with another charge of injuring the lorry driver taken into consideration.

Less than an hour later, at about 3.50pm, Tan drove his cab along Sungei Kadut Avenue towards Sungei Kadut Drive.He came to a hump along a stretch of road that has several indications for motorists to reduce their speed, including signs alerting them to the strips and hump ahead. On impact, Mr Chong was flung upwards and onto the front of the lorry, which veered left as the motorcyclist landed on the pavement. The lorry mounted the pavement, pinning the motorcyclist underneath.The lorry driver suffered a bruise to his knee and a strained back, while Tan had a minor head injury and abrasions on his hands.

The drugs found in his blood are also commonly reported to produce side effects such as a fast heart rate, dizziness, and blurred vision.The prosecutor pushed for at least 11 months' jail, saying that Tan"had no business behind the wheel in his drug-intoxicated state".

He took in so many medicine, and still driving. No wonder.

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