According to a hearing at the State Courts, Local actor 56-year-old Gurmit Singh was fined SGD$800 and face a driving ban for 3 months after he was caught speeding.
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The incident happened along Woodlands Avenue 12 towards the expressway on 12 April 2021 around 9.30PM and exceeded the speed limit by 61KM/H at 131KM/H. The speed limit of Woodlands Avenue 12 is only at 70KM/H.
In court, Gurmit Singh said that:
“Of course I’m not saying I should drive at that speed at that street, but it was just a short. I don’t know how I got 131, I wish I knew.
But I just ask the court’s understanding that I’m not this reckless driver who does this daily. It’s just a one-off thing I wanted my son to hear.”
he added that he was driving to fetch his son.
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