In photos: 5 folks arrested after viral video of harmful driving alongside CTE

SINGAPORE: Five males suspected to be drivers concerned in a current episode of late night time harmful driving alongside the Central Expressway (CTE) have been arrested on Wednesday (Mar 9) by police in an islandwide operation.

In a broadly circulated video captured by a motorist’s helmet digital camera video, a convoy of automobiles was seen hurtling down the CTE in the course of the wee hours of Feb 27.

Posted by SG Road Vigilante on its social media platforms, the proprietor of the footage additionally said within the put up that they’d lodged a police report.

Acting on the video footage, the Traffic Police carried out investigations and established the identities of the drivers. They carried out a raid on the individuals concerned within the early hours of Wednesday morning, with operations persevering with effectively into the day.

During the operation, 9 automobiles have been seized for additional investigations. The males arrested have been aged between 22 and 33.

As a part of the raid, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) allowed reporters to watch the towing of the drivers’ automobiles and the arresting of the suspected drivers.

At about 7.30am at a multi-storey automobile park in Punggol, a purple Subaru Impreza WRX that seemed much like one of many automobiles within the video was towed after officers carried out checks.

At one other automobile park in Punggol, a gray Mazda 3 that gave the impression to be a rented personal rent automobile (PHV) was additionally recognized to be a part of the harmful driving occasion. Police stated that the driving force of the automobile was aiding with investigations.

During the islandwide operation, reporters have been dropped at the Traffic Police Vehicle Pound to view a number of the automobiles that had been seized.

Among the automobiles that have been seized, some attention-grabbing options within the seized automobiles have been famous by reporters.

Currently, police investigations are nonetheless ongoing in opposition to the suspected individuals concerned.

“The Traffic Police takes a serious stance against errant motorists who choose to flout traffic laws and endanger the safety of other road users,” stated Traffic Police Superintendent of police, Cindy New.

“Enforcement operations will be conducted to take these errant motorists to task for their irresponsible actions. Road safety is a shared responsibility. We urge all motorists to practice good road sense to keep Singapore’s roads safe for everyone.”

Those discovered responsible of harmful driving might be fined as much as S$5,000, jailed as much as 12 months, or each. In the case of a second or subsequent conviction, motorists might be fined as much as S$10,000, jailed as much as two years, or each.