E-scooter rider pleads guilty to causing death of 64-year-old cyclist

SINGAPORE: A 22-year-old man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to causing the death of a 64-year-old woman while riding his personal mobility device .AdvertisementHung, a Singapore permanent resident, collided into Madam Ong Bee Eng while riding his e-scooter on the cycling path near Bedok North Street 3 on Sep 21, 2019.

Madam Ong was going to ride perpendicularly across the cycling path to a zebra crossing on the other side when the front of Hung’s e-scooter collided into the front right wheel of her bicycle. The court heard that Hung’s device was an unregistered Dualtron Ultra e-scooter, which Hung had purchased in 2018 for S$2,000 from a seller on online marketplace Carousell.

Mr Kok pointed out that Hung would have been aware at the time that he was speeding because his device was equipped with a speedometer.

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