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Drunk driver who died insisted on taking over from valet

  21-year-old driver in fatal crash was drunk and not wearing his seat belt Jan 16, 2016 6:00am By ELIZABETH LAW With a blood alcohol level two-and-a-half times above the legal driving limit, Mr Fabian Ong was in no condition to drive. His friends thought so as well and one hired a valet to take […]

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SINGAPORE: Ten were arrested for drink-driving in an island-wide operation early Friday morning.

SINGAPORE: Ten were arrested for drink-driving in an island-wide operation early Friday morning. Traffic Police statistics show that for the period from January to March this year, more people were arrested for drink-driving compared to the same period in 2012. In 2013, there were 706 arrests, compared to 675 arrests in 2012. The total number […]

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Drink, drive, kill: Is it manslaughter?

Drink, drive, kill: Is it manslaughter? With traffic police saying it will review laws on the matter, should drink-driving deaths be equated with culpable homicide?       Art by YEN YOK Copyright © MediaCorp Press Ltd by Teo Xuanwei Updated 12:50 PM Jun 02, 2012    SINGAPORE – Every other week, Paul (not his […]

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10 arrested in anti-drink driving operation

They were caught at roadblocks set up between 12am and 3am at Jalan Bukit Merah, Macpherson Road, Guillemard Road and Marine Parade Road. The offenders included 9 men and 1 woman, and were aged between 33 and 60. They all failed the breathalyser test, with the highest result clocking in at 88 microgrammes of alcohol […]

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