S'porean man, 23, among 6 who went on CTE midnight joyride that ended in major accident, gets 4 months' jail

A 23-year-old Singaporean man, who went on a midnight joyride on the Central Expressway (CTE) towards Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE) with five other people in 2024, was sentenced to four months' jail on Jul. 13, 2026.

Lee Jun En Gilviz, who was the fourth driver in the group of six, will be disqualified from driving for three years from his prison release date.

He had pleaded guilty to one charge of dangerous driving, The Straits Times reported.

Court documents seen by Mothership stated that in the early hours of Oct. 27, 2024, six drivers, including Lee, had been involved in a major road traffic accident.

There were two collisions.

Other sentences

Damien Chia Hwa Chuan, 29, and Sherman Quah Kok Rong, 22, had earlier been sentenced on Jun. 29 to four months and two weeks' jail and two months and three weeks' jail, respectively.

They were also disqualified from driving for three years from their release date.

After pleading guilty to dangerous driving, Marcus Lau Yong Wei, 35, had previously been sentenced on Jun. 26 to four months' jail and disqualified from driving for three years.

ST reported that the other alleged drivers, Goh Jared-Kane, 26, and Kong Jia Quan, 24, are also facing charges.

Speeding

According to court documents, at about 1am on Oct. 27, 2024, the group of six met at a Stadium Boulevard car park before going on a joyride to the downtown area.

They trailed one another at high speeds towards the town area via the Pan Island Expressway (PIE) towards Tuas, the CTE, before exiting at Buyong Road and continuing along Orchard Road, Bras Basah Road, and Raffles Boulevard, until the accident occurred in front of the Fort Canning Tunnel.

The drivers of all six vehicles confirmed that they had been travelling at high speed at the time of the incident.

Lee had been travelling at speeds of between 141km/h and 181km/h along the CTE near the Rangoon Road exit, despite the speed limit being 90km/h.

Collisions

According to surveillance footage, Goh was observed to be speeding along Stamford Road towards Fort Canning Link, where Kong and Lee followed closely behind in separate cars.

Goh then had to brake hard to avoid a collision while making a right turn into Queen Street from Stamford Road.

Kong's vehicle then rear-ended Goh's due to the sudden braking, after which Lee swerved sharply to the right, where his car mounted the adjacent grass verge and overturned.

This resulted in damage to the roadside vegetation, a road sign and a traffic light signal, where the total cost of repairing the damaged property amounted to over S$2,900, ST reported the prosecutor as saying.

In addition, Lau and Chia were also approaching the accident site at high speed.

Lau then braked as debris from the first collision flew across the far-right lane, which caused Chia's car to rear-end Lau’s vehicle.

Aftermath

Quah's, Goh's and Kong's cars did not stop at the accident scene.

They drove away after the collisions to a nearby building.

Lee, who was taken to Singapore General Hospital for treatment, suffered a neck sprain, chest and abdominal contusions, and abrasions on his right hand, while his 22-year-old passenger was not injured.

The accident also caused the front of Lee's car to be dented and ripped off, with the left side mirror shattered, and the windscreen cracked.

Lee was arrested on Mar. 2.

The prosecutor sought a sentence of between four and six months' jail and a driving disqualification of three to four years.

ST reported that Lee had previously been convicted in 2023 for using a communication device while driving.

Dangerous, reckless driving: Prosecutor

In light of this incident, the prosecutor said that rather than a momentary or transient lapse in judgment, Lee's dangerous and reckless driving was sustained and deliberate.

"The most egregious instance occurred at the junction of Stamford Road and Victoria Street, where the accused had entered the junction at an estimated speed of 122km/h to 144km/h in a 50km/h zone, more than twice the legal limit."

Noting that this was not an isolated incident but a prolonged course of dangerous and reckless conduct, he added that Lee's car overturning further demonstrated the dangerous manner of driving that the accused had adopted at the time of the offence.

Following the accident, Lee had made full restitution for the damage he caused, ST reported that his lawyer told the court.

For dangerous driving, an offender can be fined up to S$5,000, jailed for up to one year, or both.