Earlier today (June 21), 71-year-old Michael Hui also known as Kuswara Mahmud was sentenced to 4 weeks in jail along with an $800 and a 1-year driving ban after he intentionally drove into a man.
The driver who is from Transcab was at InterContinental along Robertson Quay when the incident happened. The victim is a Singapore permanent resident.
The incident happened on 19 March 2018. The 71-year-old driver came into the path of the victim and the vehicle’s side mirror hit the victims elbow.
The victim then started to argue with the taxi driver and the victim even went to the front of the taxi driver to take a photo of the vehicle’s carplate. Hui who was unhappy about it ram his accerlerator and drove into the victim.
The vehicle hit the man’s knee causing him to fall onto the hood.
After the incident, the victim went for about a year-long worth of physiotherapy. Medical reports after a year of the incident stated that there is cartilage damage suggesting that the damage might be permanent.