Tampines Ave 12 fatal crash: Man, 30, charged for dangerous driving causing death

The driver who fled the scene of a fatal crash along Tampines Avenue 12 that killed a motorcyclist and his pregnant wife was charged on Oct. 31.

Muhammad Zulfiqar Abdul Aziz, 30, was handed nine charges, including one count of dangerous driving causing death, The Straits Times (ST) reported.

His full list of charges:

• Dangerous driving causing death
• Dangerous driving causing hurt
• Driving under disqualification
• Failing to stop after an accident
• Failing to render assistance after an accident
• Using a motor vehicle without insurance coverage
• Using a deregistered vehicle
• Using a vehicle without a licence
• Exhibiting a false licence plate

On Oct. 29, a blue Audi driven by Zulfiqar crashed through a road divider and slammed into a motorcycle and another car along Tampines Avenue 12.

The couple on the motorcycle were conveyed unconscious to the hospital where they passed away.

The driver of the other car, a 25-year-old woman, was taken to hospital conscious.

According to an earlier police press release, he had driven a deregistered car with a cloned licence plate while disqualified.

Zulfiqar appeared in court via video link wearing a white polo shirt, ST reported.

He had golden hair highlights, a goatee, stretched earlobes and appeared to have a heavily tattooed left arm.

He looked down as the court read the charges to him in Malay, ST reported.