The offender, who turned 18 in September 2022, was sentenced to 18 months’ probation on Wednesday. He pleaded guilty to one count each of riding the unregistered PMD on a footpath and causing grievous hurt by performing a rash act. — Image by Racool_studio on Freepik
SINGAPORE: A 17-year-old youth was speeding on his unregistered personal mobility device (PMD) on a footpath in May 2022 when it struck a jogger, who suffered fractures to his ribs, collarbone, shinbone and upper arm.
The 52-year-old man also sustained an injury to his left kidney and had to be hospitalised for 41 days.
