Repeat drink driver in Singapore pleads guilty to ramming into motorist whose car broke down, killing him


Ang Hiap Boon pleaded guilty to two charges on Friday. ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG

SINGAPORE, June 18 (The Straits Times/ANN): After drinking four glasses of red wine at dinner, a driver rammed his car into another man whose car had broken down along Ophir Road, killing him.

Ang Hiap Boon, 51, whose breath alcohol content was more than double the legal limit at the time of the accident in October 2020, pleaded guilty to two charges on Friday, including driving without due care and attention, causing death.

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