Jail for man who injured cop after driving forward as latter tried to turn off car engine

A motorist who had dozed off at the wheel following a drinking session drove his car forward after a policeman extended his arm through a window of the vehicle to try to turn off its engine.

- Shaffiq Alkhatib

As a result, the officer was "dragged a couple of metres forward" and ended up with a bruised upper left arm.

On Sept 23, the motorist, Lew Voon Kim, 61, was sentenced to seven days' jail. He was also disqualified from holding or obtaining all classes of driving licences for a year from his release date.

District Judge Lorraine Ho had earlier convicted Lew, after a trial, of causing hurt to Station Inspector Mohammad Daniel Zulkarnain Ahmad Farid by performing a rash act.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Xavier Tan stated in his submissions that Lew had gone behind the wheel of his car after consuming alcohol on July 5, 2023.