A 20-year-old man is set to be charged after allegedly driving against the flow of traffic in Jurong West, where his car collided with another vehicle and a van before mounting the kerb.
The incident happened on Oct 28, 2025, at around 8.40pm along Jurong West Street 91. The man was allegedly behind the wheel when the unusual sequence of events unfolded.
According to the Singapore Police Force (SPF), the man had initially failed to move off when the traffic light turned green. A bus then overtook his car from the right.
The man subsequently overtook the bus from the left and stopped his car. He then allegedly drove across the centre divider kerb and ended up on the opposite side of the road.
Allegedly drove into oncoming traffic
The 20-year-old then allegedly continued driving against the flow of traffic.
His car collided with the right rear of another car and a van before he allegedly mounted the centre divider kerb again and came to a stop.
Fortunately, nobody was injured in the accident.
Police officers who attended the scene reportedly observed that the driver appeared unstable and disoriented. A vaporiser was also found inside his car and seized.
The matter involving the vaporiser was referred to the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) for further investigation.
A subsequent analysis of the man’s blood sample by HSA detected etomidate, according to the police.
The man will therefore face charges for driving under the influence of a drug and dangerous driving.
Another man allegedly drives against traffic in Choa Chu Kang
The case is one of two separate incidents involving men who allegedly drove dangerously while under the influence of drugs.
In the second case, a 35-year-old man allegedly drove against the flow of traffic along Choa Chu Kang Way on Nov 26, 2025.
Police said the man had been travelling along Choa Chu Kang Avenue 1 before turning into Choa Chu Kang Way.
He then allegedly drove against traffic before turning into a petrol station.
Other road users reportedly had to slow down to avoid a collision while the man was travelling in the wrong direction.
No injuries were reported in that incident either.
Like the first case, officers at the scene allegedly observed that the driver appeared disoriented and intoxicated. A vaporiser was found inside his car and seized, with the matter referred to HSA.
Etomidate was subsequently detected in his blood sample following analysis by HSA. The 35-year-old will also be charged with driving under the influence of a drug and dangerous driving.
Both men face court charges
The two men are scheduled to appear in court on Sep 3, 2026.
Under Singapore law, driving under the influence of a drug carries a fine of between S$2,000 and S$10,000, a jail term of up to 12 months, or both.
Those convicted may also be disqualified from driving all classes of vehicles.
Dangerous driving offences can also carry financial penalties and imprisonment, depending on the circumstances and the offender’s status.
The police have continued to warn motorists about the serious consequences of driving while impaired.
With both cases involving alleged wrong-way driving and no reported injuries, the incidents could have had far more serious consequences for other road users.
For the 20-year-old driver in particular, what began with allegedly failing to move off at a green light eventually turned into a sequence involving overtaking a bus, crossing a centre divider, driving into oncoming traffic and colliding with two vehicles.