Tampines hit-&-run driver found: Drove deregistered car with cloned plate while disqualified

The couple who fled the scene of a hit-and-run accident at Tampines Avenue 12 on Thursday night have been arrested.

Traffic Police officers established the identity of the man, aged 30, and the woman, aged 29, using police cameras and CCTVs, as well as extensive ground enquiries.

They were arrested in the vicinity of West Coast Road on Oct. 30.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the man operated a deregistered car with a cloned licence plate while under disqualification.

The man faces nine charges under the Road Traffic Act and related legislation, including dangerous driving causing death, driving under disqualification as a repeat offender, failing to render assistance, and displaying a false licence plate.

He will be charged in court on Oct. 31.

The accident, which took place on the night of Oct. 29, involved 2 cars and a motorcycle.

The motorcyclist and his pillion rider, both 24, passed away. They leave behind a 6-year-old son.

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

Police reiterated that firm action will be taken against motorists who recklessly endanger road safety.