Man who drove vehicle into club pool admits to drink driving

After consuming alcohol at a corporate dinner in a country club, a man decided to drive home but found himself lost in the compound.

- Andrew Wong

Leaving behind a trail of destruction in an eight-minute drive captured on CCTV footage, he ended up driving his car into a swimming pool.

On April 7, William Teng Guan How, 63, pleaded guilty to one drink-driving charge and one for performing a rash act endangering human life. He will be sentenced on April 9.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Darren Ang said that on Aug 27, 2024, Teng had spent the day at Seletar Country Club for a golf event, followed by a corporate dinner at about 7.45pm.

Teng admitted that he drank two shots of whiskey at the dinner before deciding to drive home around 9.30pm.

The court heard he had taken a wrong turn within the country club's compound, driving through a playground before heading to the pool area.

The pool was closed at the time.

Footage played in court showed how Teng had driven his vehicle into the club's pool, then reversed out, before finally driving the front half of his car into the pool again.