2 S'porean men, aged 33 & 30, allegedly raced along CTE, hit & ran over motorcyclist, 31, killing him

Two Singaporean men, who allegedly raced each other along an expressway and killed a motorcyclist in a dangerous driving incident, were charged on Oct. 28 with culpable homicide not amounting to murder.

Cassidy Tan Ting Hwee, 33, and Rayson Loo Sian Hao, 30, were charged over the Jan. 14, 2024 incident that killed Mohammad Oszaimi Osman, 31, CNA reported.

Culpable homicide not amounting to murder is considered an uncommon and upgraded charge compared to dangerous driving causing death for a road traffic accident.

One car hit motorcyclist, the other car ran him over

The two accused were allegedly racing and overtaking each other along the Central Expressway (CTE) towards Seletar Expressway (SLE) at about 2am that Sunday morning.

Tan allegedly drove at 192kmh, while Loo hit a speed of 170kmh.

Tan allegedly swerved from lane four to lane two and hit Mohammad Oszaimi's motorcycle.

Loo then allegedly ran over the motorcyclist when he was flung onto the road, killing him.

The police said both men exceeded the speed limit of 90kmh for the stretch of road they were on.

They were arrested and their licences were immediately suspended.

Penalties

Culpable homicide not amounting to murder is punishable by a jail term of up to 20 years if there was an intention to cause death, and up to 15 years if there was no such intention.

Fines or caning can also be handed out.

It is an upgraded charge compared to dangerous driving causing death, which is punishable by up to eight years' jail, but can result in longer imprisonment terms if it involves a repeat offender or "serious offender".

The case will be heard at a later date.

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